Capacity Demand and Technology Challenges for Lightwave Systems in the Next Two Decades

Author

Desurvire, Emmanuel B.

Author_Institution

Alcatel, Villarceaux

Volume

24

Issue

12

fYear

2006

Firstpage

4697

Lastpage

4710

Abstract

Ten to 20 years from now, optical networks will have to carry vastly increased amounts of Internet traffic. Today\´s knowledge (2006) already points to ultimate technology limits in the physical layer, foretelling the end of the so-called "Optical Moore\´s Law." Such an observation is discordant with the generic and optimistic view of a "virtually infinite" optical bandwidth combined with unlimited Internet-traffic growth. In order to meet long-term needs and challenges, therefore, basic research in wideband optical components and subsystems must be urgently revived today

Keywords

Internet; broadband networks; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; telecommunication traffic; Internet traffic; Internet-traffic growth; capacity demand; lightwave systems; optical networks; virtually infinite optical bandwidth; wide-band optical components; Bandwidth; IP networks; Internet; Moore´s Law; Optical fiber networks; Optical saturation; Physical layer; Stimulated emission; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing; Broadband telecommunications; coherent systems; internet-traffic growth; optical Moore´s law (OML); optical amplifiers; optical bandwidth; optical fibers; optoelectronics; photonic networks; wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2006.885772

Filename

4063395