Lightwave
July 2010
Volume 27, Issue 7
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Lightwave — July 2010

Applications

Overcoming the challenges of testing PON products over multiple kilometers of fiber

According to the July/August 2010 Lightwave magazine article “Testing PON devices with multiple kilometers of optical fiber,” the use of burst-mode data CDRs (BCDRs) in the latest...

Industry

LightCounting’s Kozlov predicts continued transceiver market growth

According to the July/August 2010 Lightwave magazine interview with Dr. Vladimir Kozlov, “Can the optical transceiver market sustain double-digit growth?,” the head of the market...

Smart grid offers fiber optic opportunities

According to the July/August 2010 Lightwave magazine article “Fiber and the smart grid,” several fiber-optic systems vendors have targeted smart grid applications as an emerging...

Will most systems vendors go it alone for 100G designs?

According to the July/August 2010 Lightwave magazine article “Is 100G a DIY proposition?,” systems vendors traditionally have relied on MSA-based modules to help reduce costs. Now,...

Technology

Can wavelength-agile PONs compete with XG-PON1?

According to the July/August 2010 Lightwave magazine article “Wavelength-agile PONs offer XG-PON1 alternative,” new tunable receiver technology can enable wavelength-agile PONs that...

Trends

100G technology’s day is coming -- eventually

According to the July/August 2010 Lightwave magazine editorial “The 100G race is on—later,” the attention 100-Gbps technology is receiving doesn’t mean that 100G networks...

Up Front

Don’t forget about 10G

According to the July/August 2010 Lightwave magazine article “More need than speed,” that opens that issue’s “Analysis” section, Oclaro’s partnership with...