Title :
Optical networking
Author :
Maxwell, Virginia
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., USA
Abstract :
The author discusses the history of telecommunication networks and the development of fiber networks. The expansion of capacity is considered as is the introduction of DWDM (dense wave division multiplexing)
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; capacity; dense wave division multiplexing; fiber networks; optical networking; telecommunication networks; ANSI standards; Fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber networks; SONET; Streaming media; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication standards; Time division multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Potentials, IEEE
