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Amplifiers come to the fore to tackle agile network challenges
Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 7:38AM
The growing sophistication of high-speed optical transmission based on 100 Gigabit-plus lightpaths and advanced ROADMs is rekindling interest in amplifier design.
Raman is a signature of the spread of 100 Gig but also the desire of being upgradable to higher bit rates
Per Hansen, II-VI
For the last decade, amplifier designers have been tasked with reducing the cost of Erbium-doped fibre amplifiers (EDFAs). "Now there is a need for new solutions that are more expensive," says Daryl Inniss, vice president and practice leader, components at market research firm, Ovum. "It is no longer just cost-cutting."
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