In the November/December 2011 edition of Lightwave magazine, Jean-Claude Charlier of BeamExpress SA and Sven Krüger of Cube Optics assert in the article “Long-wavelength VCSELs read to...
In the January/February 2011 edition of Lightwave magazine, Editorial Director and Associate Publisher Stephen Hardy writes in the article “OFC/NFOEC content extends beyond conference”...
The Internet and mobile devices continue to grow as key utilities in people’s lives, presenting the optical communications industry with new opportunities and challenges in 2011 to ensure...
Intel believes that Light Peak, its high-speed optical interconnect technology, will be integrated within all PCs and consumer electronic devices in the next couple of years. If this comes to pass,...
APRIL 1, 2010 By Stephen Hardy -- The promise of tunable, pluggable transceivers, especially XFPs, is finally beginning to be realized. While initial applications involve replacing fixed-wavelength...
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 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 Adel Asseh, PhD Overview Combining the power of fiber Bragg gratings with the simplicity of an ordinary patch cord results in a space-saving, cost-effective approach to dispersion...
by Stephen Hardy The need to lower cost, power consumption, and package size has led to significant advancements in photonic integration. Infinera (www.infinera.com) has made the biggest splash in...
by Daniel Mahgerefteh For the past two decades, high–performance optical transmitters for 10–Gbit/sec telecommunications systems have relied upon external modulators to maintain signal...
