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
fDate :
7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2011.941096
