Title :
The e-volutionary optical network
Author_Institution :
DECOM/FEEC/UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil
fDate :
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The evolution of optical communications since its inception in 1970 until the present day is briefly reviewed. The emergence of the optical network is explained as a natural corollary of the pervasiveness of optical transmission and the advent of optical amplifiers and WDM. Current evolution is led by the emergence of the IP network as the prevailing client of the WDM layer.
Keywords :
SONET; asynchronous transfer mode; optical fibre networks; quality of service; reviews; synchronous digital hierarchy; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; ATM networks; IP network; QoS; SDH/SONET transport network; WDM; broadcast-and-select networks; optical amplifiers; optical communications; optical network; optical transmission; wavelength-routing networks; Laser modes; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Propagation losses; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 2001. IMOC 2001.Proceedings of the 2001 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7065-1
DOI :
10.1109/SBMOMO.2001.1008819
