• DocumentCode
    1242656
  • Title

    Optical Waveguide Technology for Modern Urban Communications

  • Author

    Gallawa, Robert L.

  • Author_Institution
    U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1975
  • fDate
    1/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    131
  • Lastpage
    142
  • Abstract
    The technology of optical waveguide systems has developed rapidly over the past few years, and they now appear to offer vast new capabilities in urban communications. A review and a status report of this technology is given; glass fiber waveguides are discussed in some detail because they show considerable promise for interactive networks. Optical sources, detectors, and integrated optical circuits are discussed.
  • Keywords
    Bibliographies; Optical fiber communication; Optical waveguide communication; Urban areas; Bandwidth; Communications technology; Electromagnetic interference; Electromagnetic waveguides; Glass; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical waveguides; Temperature;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0090-6778
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCOM.1975.1092683
  • Filename
    1092683