Title :
Global undersea networks: Technical developments
Author_Institution :
Centre de Viliarceaux, Alcatel Submarine Networks, Nozay, France
Abstract :
Optical technology has led to an amazing increase in the deployment of submarine networks. Each year a new generation is scheduled with a higher capacity; terabit cables are now being planned for service in the year 2000. The paper will present a forecast of the enabling technologies for this booming area.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; submarine cables; technological forecasting; global undersea network; optical fibre technology; submarine network; Marine technology; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical network units; Optical solitons; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Underwater vehicles; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.767785
