By Laura Martínez and Enrique Pellejer Overview Derived from stimulated Brillouin scattering, the Brillouin optical spectrum analysis technique enables phase and amplitude measurements...
By Dr. Matt Pearson Overview Planar lightwave circuit (PLC) technology, originally developed for low-cost optical access products, is now being applied to other markets, including advanced...
By Stephen Hardy Overview Google’s plans to test open access FTTH could have a significant impact on government policy and service provider models. Google’s announcement last...
By Matt Traverso Overview The conventional approach to transmitter and receiver design, in which each element comes in a discrete package, will not prove beneficial for 100-Gbps DWDM. At least...
By Andy Weirich Overview To meet the demands of both performance and cost, photonic integrated circuit (PIC) technology is the best choice for PON transceivers. Despite the global economic...
By Stephen Hardy Overview The IEEE has already released the first 10G EPON standards, and 10G GPON specs should arrive this year. But it will take more than standards to get carriers to adopt...
Google’s announcement that it plans to experiment with 1-Gbps open access FTTH networks certainly has created a buzz. Vendors hope to supply the search engine behemoth with technology....
