Advanced MEMS usher in all-optical networks
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2003-04-01 |
| MEMS-based networks enable all-optical communication, freeing up networks from the data rate, bandwidth, latencies, signal loss, cost and protocol dependencies intrinsic in optical networks with electrical conversion |
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Passive Optical Network As The Ultimate Solution For Broadband Access
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2001-03-27 |
| This paper reviews current related technological development that has impact on Passive Optical Network (PON). It defines PON from physical layer and media access layer as it has currently been implemented |
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| Optical Ethernet redefines access
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2001-05-01 |
| Carriers and ISPs have been using Ethernet for building their internal networks. Now the emergence of optical Ethernet is much more than just Ethernet in the fiber, it changes the notion of what network access should be |
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Optical/electrical conversion in SONET/SDH systems
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2000-06-01 |
| The paper describes conversion mechanisms at receive and transmit stages in an optical fiber transmission system, highlighting potential problems as such jitters and pulse distortion, and their subsequent solutions |
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Behind the light show in optical transceivers
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2001-07-16 |
| Want to bring yourself up to speed on optical networks? Here is the tutorial that you have been waiting for |
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Managing optical nets with digital wrapper
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2002-11-01 |
| Networks of the future will require efficient transmission and performance-monitoring capabilities with highest availability and survivabilityand an all-optical network poses as the answer to these needs |
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Nano-optics redefine rules for optical processing
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2003-08-01 |
| The commercial introduction of wafer-based, nanofabrication techniques now makes it possible to create a new class of optical components called subwavelength optical elements (SOEs |
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Board-to-board optical interconnects using 2D VCSEL and microlens
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2003-05-02 |
| The trade-off between packing density and optimum interconnect distance will be a major consideration in approaches to multibus line optical backplane for board-to-board interconnects |
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Forward Error Correction In Optical Networks
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2001-03-26 |
| This paper examines the FEC (forward error correction) techniques in optical networks developed primarily in the ANSI T1X1.5 committee and submitted for ITU ratification as formal recommendations |
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Intelligent tests for optical designs
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2001-12-01 |
| This technical article discusses how optical communications engineers can learn from standard routing and signaling tests when working with fast switch fabrics |
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Exploring optical and magnetic sensors
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2004-01-16 |
| Sensors help microprocessor-based systems find their bearings. This article looks at optical and magnetic sensors, their applications, and how they interface to processors |
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Optical transport networks
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2002-04-08 |
| This article discusses the migration to the optical networks beyond SONET/SDH and covers industry standards on optical networking and optimal architectures for digital wrapping devices |
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Turbo charging next-generation wireless, optical systems
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2001-06-01 |
| High-speed wireless and optical communication architectures demand high-performance error correction and BER. New turbo decoding methods meet the performance demands of these systems |
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Converging optical IP: can GMPLS take control
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2002-09-01 |
| Migrating to GMPLS will give operators the network intelligence and scalability they need to provision new revenue-producing IP services. |
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Testing passive components in optical devices
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2002-11-18 |
| The article discusses the reliability, precision and repeatability of tests to avoid potential problems in the optic device production. |
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