Fiber-Optic Communications

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May 2003

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Recent Developments

• Telecom Threats and Opportunities from China
• Intel's Push Into the Optical-Networking Industry
• Carrier-Class Linux
• Trenchless Deployment Techniques for Access Networks

Updates

Importance of the Technology

The Technology in Brief

• Optical-Fiber Properties
• Transmitter, Amplifier, and Receiver Components
• Supporting Components: Splices, Connectors, and Couplers
• Multiplexing/Demultiplexing
• Networking Technologies

Commercial Development Parameters

• General Constraints
• Regulatory Factors
• Competing Technologies
• Synergistic Technologies

Areas to Monitor

• Chinese Vendor Success
• Component Commoditization
• Network Processors
• Migration to 40 Gbits/s
• Hype
• xDSL
• Plastic Optical Fiber
• Trenching Restrictions
• Demand

Implications

• Demand for Extreme Access
• Fiber Glut?
• The Need for Informed Decisions
• Full-Service Networks
• Network Reliability
• Fiber-Optic Computer Networks

Market Development

Applications

• Submarine Transmission
• Trunk Telecommunications
• Local Loops and Metro Loops
• Local-Area and Premise Networks
• Digital Cable-Television Distribution
• Military Applications
• Commercial and Military Avionics
• Automotive Control Systems
• Highway Networks
• Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Systems
• Electric Power Distribution Systems
• Electronic Circuit Interconnects
• Orbital and Spacecraft Systems

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