Title :
High-capacity optical communications: personal recollections
Author :
Kogelnik, Herwig
Author_Institution :
Crawford Hill Lab., Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
These are the personal recollections of one of the many participants in the revolution that changed the core of telecommunications, its fundamental science, its enabling technology, and its industry.
Keywords :
integrated optics; optical communication; optical fibre communication; optical solitons; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; enabling technology; high-capacity optical communications; integrated optics; lasers; lightwave systems; optical fibres; periodic structures; solitons; Gas lasers; Laser modes; Laser theory; Masers; Mirrors; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Paper technology; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/2944.902179
