The rise and rise of optical fibers

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1084-1093

  Gambling, W A ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Erbium fiber amplifier; Fiber materials and fabrication; History of optical communications; Integrated fiber circuits; Optical fibers

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; GLASS FIBERS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MICROELECTRONICS; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

INTEGRATED FIBER CIRCUITS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0034313046     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.902157     Document Type: Article

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