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    DWDM & ROADM

    Product Showcase

    March 7, 2014
    These are the latest products being featured by Lightwave's partners. For more information, click on the link at the end of each description.
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    High-Speed Networks

    Factors driving PSM4 and silicon photonics for data-center architectures

    March 7, 2014
    The factors that once drove networks from copper to multimode fiber are creating a demand for even newer alternatives.
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    High-Speed Networks

    Optimizing and monetizing data-center metro networks

    March 7, 2014
    Software-defined networking and network functions virtualization hold significant progress. The trick is getting there from here.
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    PON/Systems

    WDM-PON is a key component in next generation access

    March 7, 2014
    Recent experiments show how WDM-PON can fulfill next generation requirements for greater capacity and longer reach, including over ring-based architectures.
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    High-Speed Networks

    Superchannel 2.0: What comes next?

    March 7, 2014
    Technology advances set the stage for more bandwidth capacity and greater flexibility.

    More content from Volume 31, Issue 2

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    Electronics

    An optical transmitter for every need

    March 7, 2014
    When it comes to complex optical modulation schemes, the transmitters also get complex -- somewhat. The good news is the networks in turn get more straightforward.
    By Saeid Aramideh
    High-Speed Networks

    Quantum dot lasers and silicon photonics advance data-center connectivity

    March 7, 2014
    The insatiable demand for "smart devices" with faster connectivity coupled with cloud as a means of storage and computing resources has revolutionized the fabric of data centers...
    Mergers & Acquisitions

    Silicon photonics, one year later

    March 7, 2014
    One of the bigger stories going into last year’s OFC/NFOEC was the commotion started when Jefferies & Co.’s James Kisner downgraded Finisar’s stock ...