DocumentCode
2753169
Title
Looking backward: 2021 – 2011 in lightwave communications
Author
Feuer, M.D.
Author_Institution
AT&T Labs. - Res., Middletown, NJ, USA
fYear
2011
fDate
9-13 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
859
Lastpage
860
Abstract
I present a summary of lightwave communications in the year 2021, reviewing the history of innovations that sustained a decade of capacity growth and unprecedented network flexibility and efficiency.
Keywords
history; optical communication; capacity growth; innovation history; lightwave communications; unprecedented network efficiency; unprecedented network flexibility; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber networks; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-8940-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110829
Filename
6110829
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