The role of photonics technology in the implementation of future broadband telecommunications networks

Journal of the Communications Network

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 40-45

  Houbavlis, Thanassis ^a   Zoiros, Kyriakos E ^b  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DATA REDUCTION; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; INTERNET; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; MULTIPLEXING; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

BROADBAND INTERACTIVE SERVICES; PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER (SOA); VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VOIP);

BROADBAND NETWORKS;

EID: 14544308865     PISSN: 14774739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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