• DocumentCode
    938826
  • Title

    A precompetitive consortium on wide-band all-optical networks

  • Author

    Alexander, Stephen B. ; Bondurant, R.S. ; Byrne, Donal ; Chan, Vincent W S ; Finn, Steven G. ; Gallager, Robert ; Glance, Bernard S. ; Haus, Hermann A. ; Humblet, Pierre ; Jain, Raj ; Kaminow, Ivan P. ; Karol, Mark ; Kennedy, Robert S. ; Kirby, Alan ; Le,

  • Author_Institution
    Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1993
  • Firstpage
    714
  • Lastpage
    735
  • Abstract
    The technical core of a precompetitive consortium formed by AT&T, DEC, and MIT to study the technology, architecture and applications of wideband all-optical networks of local to national (or international) extent is described. A general introduction to all-optical networks is given, and some proposed applications are discussed. The architecture, technology and testbed portions of this effort are described
  • Keywords
    broadband networks; optical communication equipment; optical links; AT&T; DEC; MIT; optical fibre links; precompetitive consortium; wide-band all-optical networks; wideband optical networks; All-optical networks; Bonding; Frequency conversion; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber networks; Optical frequency conversion; Optical network units; Stimulated emission; Submillimeter wave technology; Wideband;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.233236
  • Filename
    233236