Architectures and technologies for high-speed optical data networks

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2146-2168

  Chan, V W S ^a   Hall, K L ^b   Modiano, E ^b   Rauschenbach, K A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Optical data processing; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber LAN; Optical signal processing; Time division multiaccess; Time division multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

OPTICAL DATA NETWORKS;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 0032289348     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.736582     Document Type: Article

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