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  • Volume 25, Issue 8

    • Volume 25, Issue 8

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    Transmission

    2008 ECOC Product Showcase

    Aug. 1, 2008
    980-nm pump laser modulesThe 1999 PLM series is a family of medium- and high-power 980-nm terrestrial pump laser modules. An internally developed high-power laser chip is fully...
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    Market Research

    Will EMEA market growth continue?

    Aug. 1, 2008
    by Stephen HardyBy all accounts, 2007 was the best year for optical networking equipment sales since 2001�and the Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) market led the way. The region...
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    DWDM & ROADM

    AWG passive thermal compensation techniques for WDM-PON

    Aug. 1, 2008
    by Jacques Bismuth, Martin Boulanger, and Jan IngenhoffFiber to the home (FTTH) is now receiving increased attention, as telecommunication carriers begin to upgrade services from...
    Network Design

    MSOs sift through the 'RFoG' at SCTE's Cable-Tec Expo

    Aug. 1, 2008
    by Meghan Fuller HannaThe cable multiple-systems operators (MSOs) are in a somewhat precarious position. The telcos have been aggressively pursuing network upgrades -- in Verizon...
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    Network Design

    FBG dispersion compensation improves amplification designs and strategies

    Aug. 1, 2008
    The fiber Bragg grating (FBG) approach to dispersion compensation clearly provides several advantages over utilizing spools of DCF. However, this article will mainly focus on ...

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    High-Speed Networks

    Industry plots PMD compensation paths at 40G, 100G

    Aug. 1, 2008
    by Meghan Fuller HannaBy some accounts, only two-thirds of fiber currently in the ground will support 40-Gbit/sec transmission and even less will accommodate higher data rates...
    Market Research

    European FTTH: A matter of perception

    Aug. 1, 2008
    by Stephen M. HardyThe global optical communications industry will meet next month in Brussels for the annual European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC). As our "Analyst...
    Mergers & Acquisitions

    Update

    Aug. 1, 2008
    Sprint (www.sprint.com), Cisco (www.cisco.com), and Ciena (www.ciena.com) say they are implementing 40-Gbit/sec network capabilities on the Global Sprint Tier 1 IP Network using...
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    Packet Transport

    OAM separates Carrier Ethernet 2.0 forest from the trees

    Aug. 1, 2008
    by Greg GumSince its inception in 1973, Ethernet has evolved into a highly reliable technology that has been embraced by the industry for both LAN and WAN applications because...