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Google set to build backbone of its 1Gbps fibre network

...start laying fibre-optic lines in two US cities for its Google Fiber project to catalyse a shift toward higher-speed internet access. The company... Read more

7 February, 2012 by Stephen Shankland

Google Fiber for Communities website goes live

Google has announced on its blog that the website for its Fiber for Communities project is now live, bringing the ambitious high-speed internet... Read more

14 July, 2010
2D and 3D Graphical Visualization of Teeth Surface Based on the <endeca_term>Fiber</endeca_term> Optic Intensity Modulation Technique

2D and 3D Graphical Visualization of Teeth Surface Based on the Fiber Optic Intensity Modulation Technique

...3D graphical visualization system of teeth surfaces is presented which employs a fiber optic intensity modulation technique. The use of a graphical visualization system for... Read more

22 February, 2012
Dispersion Compensation Using All Pass Filters in Optical <endeca_term>Fibers</endeca_term>

Dispersion Compensation Using All Pass Filters in Optical Fibers

...used in dispersion compensation which is the foremost requirement in an optical fiber link. All pass filters can correct any order of dispersion by the... Read more

1 January, 2012
Optimization of Apodized <endeca_term>Fiber</endeca_term> Bragg Grating for Sensing Applications

Optimization of Apodized Fiber Bragg Grating for Sensing Applications

This paper presents the modeling and characterization of an Apodized optical fiber Bragg grating for maximum reflectivity and minimum side lobe power wastage and... Read more

1 December, 2011
Noise Elimination of Vibration Signal of Distributed Optical <endeca_term>Fiber</endeca_term>-Sensing System Based on Wavelet Analysis

Noise Elimination of Vibration Signal of Distributed Optical Fiber-Sensing System Based on Wavelet Analysis

To the noise in the vibration information of long-distance distributed optical fiber-sensing system, discrete wavelet transform was adopted to eliminate. On the basis... Read more

1 October, 2011
High Transmission Data Rate of Plastic Optical <endeca_term>Fibers</endeca_term> Over Silica Optical Fibers Based Optical Links for Short Transmission Ranges

High Transmission Data Rate of Plastic Optical Fibers Over Silica Optical Fibers Based Optical Links for Short Transmission Ranges

Optical fiber communications technology has been extensively employed and deployed in global communications networks... Read more

1 September, 2011
High Transmission Performance of Radio Over <endeca_term>Fiber</endeca_term> Systems Over Traditional Optical Fiber Communication Systems Using Different Coding Formats for Long Haul Applications

High Transmission Performance of Radio Over Fiber Systems Over Traditional Optical Fiber Communication Systems Using Different Coding Formats for Long Haul Applications

In the present paper, Radio Over Fiber (ROF) transport systems have the potential to offer large transmission capacity, significant... Read more

1 July, 2011
High Transmission Performance of Radio Over <endeca_term>Fiber</endeca_term> Systems Over Traditional Optical Fiber Communication Systems Using Different Coding Formats for Long Haul

High Transmission Performance of Radio Over Fiber Systems Over Traditional Optical Fiber Communication Systems Using Different Coding Formats for Long Haul

In the present paper, Radio Over Fiber (ROF) transport systems have the potential to offer large transmission capacity, significant... Read more

1 June, 2011
Transmission Characteristics of Radio Over <endeca_term>Fiber</endeca_term> (ROF) Millimeter Wave Systems in Local Area Optical Communication Networks

Transmission Characteristics of Radio Over Fiber (ROF) Millimeter Wave Systems in Local Area Optical Communication Networks

In the present paper, the authors have proposed Radio Over Fiber (ROF) technology which allows Radio Frequency (RF) transmission directly over the optical... Read more

1 May, 2011
A Survey on Radio-and-<endeca_term>Fiber</endeca_term> FiWi Network Architectures

A Survey on Radio-and-Fiber FiWi Network Architectures

The ultimate goal of Fiber-Wireless (FiWi) networks is the convergence of various optical and wireless technologies... Read more

6 April, 2011
Predictive <endeca_term>Fiber</endeca_term> Monitoring for Aging Optical Networks

Predictive Fiber Monitoring for Aging Optical Networks

The cabling of many fiber optics early adopters has been deployed and in operation for more than... Read more

16 March, 2011
Centralized Monitoring and Self-Protected Against <endeca_term>Fiber</endeca_term> Fault in FTTH Access Network

Centralized Monitoring and Self-Protected Against Fiber Fault in FTTH Access Network

...paper presented a new approach for centralized monitoring and self-protected against fiber fault in Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) access network by using Smart... Read more

4 January, 2011
Bend Insensitive Multimode <endeca_term>Fiber</endeca_term> Adds Little Value to Enterprise Network Performance

Bend Insensitive Multimode Fiber Adds Little Value to Enterprise Network Performance

Bend Insensitive Multimode Fiber (BIMMF) has been in the "news" a lot recently and many are... Read more

1 November, 2010
Bend Insensitive Multimode <endeca_term>Fiber</endeca_term> - Is the Reward Worth the Risk

Bend Insensitive Multimode Fiber - Is the Reward Worth the Risk

Bend Insensitive MultiMode Fiber (BIMMF) was introduced to the market in 2009 and through marketing efforts... Read more

1 November, 2010

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