DocumentCode
1200154
Title
WDM-PONs Hold Promise for the Long Haul
Author
Lawton, George
Volume
42
Issue
3
fYear
2009
fDate
3/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
13
Lastpage
16
Abstract
As they face challenging times, networking-service providers are looking to save money by studying the use of relatively new wavelength-division-multiplexing-based passive optical networks to create more efficient systems that increase data rates.
Keywords
optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM-PON; long haul communication; networking-service provider; passive optical network; wavelength division multiplexing; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical films; Optical filters; Optical network units; Optical refraction; Passive optical networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; arrayed waveguide gratings; passive optical networks; thin-film filters; time-division multiplexing; wavelength-division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9162
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MC.2009.99
Filename
4803879
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