Title :
Fiber optic technology toward the next century
Author :
Nakahara, Tsuneo
Author_Institution :
Sumitomo Electric Ind. Ltd., Osaka, Japan
fDate :
28 Oct-1 Nov 1991
Abstract :
The author reviews the progress of communications (the integrated services digital network and the optical fiber network) and forecasts the future of telecommunications for the 21st century. In particular he examines the fiber to the home (FTTH) project as well as several key technologies for the FTTH project, such as optical fibers, microelectronics, and optoelectronics technologies
Keywords :
ISDN; optical fibres; optical links; B-ISDN; fiber to the home; integrated services digital network; microelectronics; optical fiber network; optoelectronics; B-ISDN; Coaxial cables; Communication networks; ISDN; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fibers; Samarium; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics, Control and Instrumentation, 1991. Proceedings. IECON '91., 1991 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kobe
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-688-8
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.1991.239336
