DocumentCode
1557168
Title
Fiber-Optic Communications [In the Spotlight]
Author
Davis, Christopher C. ; Murphy, Thomas E.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Volume
28
Issue
4
fYear
2011
fDate
7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
152
Lastpage
150
Abstract
This article reviews the history of fiber optics and how it has evolved to provide an ubiquitous broadband, high-quality communications infrastructure.
Keywords
broadband networks; optical fibre communication; ubiquitous computing; fiber optic communication; ubiquitous broadband high-quality communication infrastructure; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1053-5888
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSP.2011.941096
Filename
5888645
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