High speed fiber optic networks

Author

Bush, Douglas W.

Author_Institution

Nat. Semicond. Corp., South Portland, ME, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

12-14 Oct 1993

Firstpage

5

Lastpage

8

Abstract

In order to meet the increased bandwidth requirements of today´s communication systems, several designers are using fiber optics to move information between high speed data ports. Many such systems packetize and transfer data over fiber optic lines using protocols such as SONET (synchronous optical network) with ECL (emitter coupled logic) used to perform parallel-serial conversions, multiplexing, and data translations. ECL provides the fastest silicon solution in use today to interface with laser based optical drivers. The fiber optic solution provides for clear and reliable transport of voice or data exchange between users. This paper reviews the concepts of fiber optics and ECL, discusses the need for fiber optic networks with high speed ECL systems, and gives a SONET application example

Keywords

SONET; data communication; emitter-coupled logic; multiplexing; optical fibre networks; protocols; voice communication; ECL; SONET; bandwidth; communication systems; data translations; emitter coupled logic; fiber optic lines; fiber optic solution; high speed data ports; high speed fiber optic networks; interface; laser based optical drivers; multiplexing; parallel-serial conversions; protocols; reliable voice transport; synchronous optical network; Bandwidth; Fiber lasers; Logic; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Protocols; SONET; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Northcon/93. Conference Record

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9972-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NORTHC.1993.505023

Filename

505023