By Uri Levy and David MenasheThe noise figure of line amplifiers has a major impact on system performance. High–order mode fiber–based dispersion–management devices offer system...
1 PIN PHOTODIODESThe G8941 series of PIN photodiodes has a miniature ceramic package for laser–diode monitoring. The InGaAs diodes have a spectral response range of 0.9 to 1.7...
By Yvonne Carts–PowellA novel method for packet–level system synchronization and address comparison in optical time–division multiplexing (OTDM) systems was recently demonstrated...
Telecommunications carriers today seem transfixed by the market like deer caught in car headlights—frozen in time while contemplating the harsh glare of debt and uncertain demand...
