The status of fiber optics

Author

Welch, David

Author_Institution

Infinera Corp., Sunnyvale, CA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

6-8 Aug. 2002

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

23

Abstract

This paper gives a general review of the historical development and current status of the fiber optic industry. It encompasses such technical topics as erbium doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA), semiconductor lasers, dense wavelength division multiplexed (DWDM) systems, fiber networks, LiNbO based modulators, and dispersion compensation. In addition, it discussed the economic infrastructure of the fiber optics industry and the role played by basic materials and device development.

Keywords

optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; EDFA; Er; LiNbO; LiNbO based modulators; dense wavelength division multiplexed systems; dispersion compensation; erbium doped fiber amplifiers; fiber networks; fiber optics industry economic infrastructure; fiber optics industry status; semiconductor lasers; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Industrial economics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Semiconductor lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

High Performance Devices, 2002. Proceedings. IEEE Lester Eastman Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7478-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LECHPD.2002.1146727

Filename

1146727