Title :
Next generation fibres for high power laser and telecommunications applications
Author :
Richardson, D.J. ; Poletti, F. ; Petrovich, M.N.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
The fundamental capacity of optical networks based on conventional fibre technology is rapidly being approached. We speculate how high power fibre laser technology developed over the past decade might be adapted and applied to help avoid the otherwise looming capacity crunch.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; fundamental capacity; high power laser; next generation fibre; optical networks; telecommunications applications; Fiber lasers; Multicore processing; Next generation networking; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
