GaAs in the broadband infrastructure

Author

Jakobsen, J.

Author_Institution

Tele Danmark R&D, Tranbjerg, Denmark

fYear

1997

fDate

12-15 Oct. 1997

Firstpage

7

Lastpage

10

Abstract

In this paper the broadband infrastructure is analyzed with emphasis on broadband access and broadband switching. Broadband access will mainly be based on the existing CATV and twisted pair infrastructures, whereas radio will be used mainly for mobile users. Broadband switching will be dominated by ATM technology. GaAs and other III-V components are naturally applied in optical and RF front-ends of both switches and terminal equipment. High speed switching can be implemented in CMOS, but GaAs has the potential to offer higher levels of integration resulting in system level better reliability, lower cost and lower power consumption.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; broadband networks; electronic switching systems; gallium arsenide; subscriber loops; ATM switches; CATV; GaAs; GaAs technology; III-V components; RF front-ends; broadband access; broadband switching; broadband telecommunication infrastructure; mobile radio; optical front-ends; terminal equipment; twisted pair; Asynchronous transfer mode; CMOS technology; Costs; Gallium arsenide; High speed optical techniques; III-V semiconductor materials; Optical devices; Optical switches; Power system reliability; Radio frequency;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuit (GaAs IC) Symposium, 1997. Technical Digest 1997., 19th Annual

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

ISSN

1064-7775

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4083-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/GAAS.1997.628226

Filename

628226