Title :
Photonics research in the European Union ACTS (advanced communications technologies & services) program
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Belgium
Abstract :
After a short introduction on the general concept and objectives of the European Union ACTS program, a more in-depth overview and analysis of the work carried out in the photonic technologies domain will be presented. The ACTS (advanced communications technologies and services) program was defined by the European Council in July 1994 in order to support European policies for early deployment and effective use of advanced optical communications in consolidation of the internal market, and to enable European industry to compete effectively in global markets
Keywords :
multimedia communication; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network management; European Union ACTS; European Union ACTS program; European industry; European policies; advanced communications technologies & services program; advanced communications technologies and services; advanced optical communications; global markets; internal market; photonic technologies domain; Appropriate technology; Broadband communication; Communications technology; Optical design; Optical fiber networks; Photonics; Routing; Satellite broadcasting; Technology management; WDM networks;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737820
