Title :
The future of WDM systems
Author :
Mizrahi, Victor ; Alexander, Stephen ; Berthold, Joseph ; Chaddick, Steve ; Jones, Wesley
Author_Institution :
Ciena Corp., Linthicum, MD, USA
Abstract :
The recent sharp increase in the demand for bandwidth has, in a short period of time, pushed dense WDM from laboratory curiosity to wildly popular field proven technique for economically increasing fiber capacity. This talk looks at where we believe key issues lie in WDM systems
Keywords :
wavelength division multiplexing; WDM systems; bandwidth demands; dense WDM; economically increasing fiber capacity; laboratory curiosity; wildly popular field proven technique;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Optics and Optical Fibre Communications, 11th International Conference on, and 23rd European Conference on Optical Communications (Conf. Publ. No.: 448)
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-697-0
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19971386
