DocumentCode
1204166
Title
Optical transmission evolution: From digital to analog to? Network tradeoffs between optical transparency and reduced regeneration cost
Author
Livas, J.
Author_Institution
CIENA Corp., Linthicum, MD, USA
Volume
23
Issue
1
fYear
2005
Firstpage
219
Lastpage
224
Abstract
Recent technology developments have made high-capacity long-distance optical transmission routine out to several thousand kilometers, bringing the ideal of an optically transparent network closer than ever before. At the same time, advances in semiconductor processing and packaging have made it possible to achieve compact, very low cost optoelectronic building blocks. The objective of this workshop is to examine these technology trends to understand how they compete or cooperate to increase network performance while reducing cost.
Keywords
cost reduction; optical fibre networks; transparency; optical network transparency; reduced generation cost; All-optical networks; Costs; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber networks; Power generation; Power generation economics; Repeaters; Space heating; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Reduced cost; regeneration; transparent optical networks (TONs);
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.2004.840030
Filename
1377450
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