Magazine: December 2002
Component assembly: it's price that matters
Component manufacturers are being forced to review their assembly processes
Quantum-dot lasers: it's time for technology transfer
The race is on to commercialize quantum-dot lasers
Ethernet pioneers shape next-generation services
Vendors and carriers are looking for the right balance of next-generation Ethernet capabilities and SDH transport
Optical testing: field engineers connect if they know the facts
Maintaining optimum performance in a fibre-optic network requires a well equipped team
Electronics holds the key to low-cost compensation
Electronic compensation is a cheap and effective way of correcting optical dispersion
Cautious carriers shy away from L-band opportunities
Carriers are wary of the higher prices associated with L-band technology, but they cannot ignore the benefits for much longer
Dynamic equalizers are a networking necessity
Wavelength-selective components will help to speed the deployment of dynamic optical networks