DocumentCode
1559821
Title
Elastic bandwidth [optical-fiber communication]
Author
Kartalopoulos, Stamatis V.
Author_Institution
PhotonExperts, Annandale, NJ, USA
Volume
18
Issue
1
fYear
2002
fDate
1/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
8
Lastpage
13
Abstract
Discusses dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) photonic technology and the role it will play in shaping future communications networks. The flexibility of DWDM is in handling continually increasing bandwidth demands for future optical-fiber communication networks
Keywords
optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; continually increasing bandwidth demands; dense wavelength division multiplexing; optical-fiber communication networks; photonic technology; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Costs; Frequency; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical filters; Photonics; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Circuits and Devices Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
8755-3996
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/101.981295
Filename
981295
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