With nominations underway for The Photonics100 – our list of the industry’s top innovators in association with our sister title, Electro Optics – Fibre Systems spoke to previous honoree Julie Sheridan Eng, Chief Technology Officer at Coherent about the future of her work in photonics for optical communications and sensing.
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The next generation of optical networks will not only need to provide the capacity required to support ever-increasing bandwidth demand, but also achieve this without cost or sustainability compromises. Keely Portway finds out how this delicate balance can be struck.
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The optical fibre, which has 19 cores and a standard cladding diameter could enable a transmission capacity of 1.7Pb/s in subsea communications networks.
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The next generation of optical networks will not only need to provide the capacity required to support ever-increasing bandwidth demand, but also achieve this without cost or sustainability compromises. Keely Portway finds out how this delicate balance can be struck.
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New tools and processes do more of the heavy lifting in managing networks to deliver seamless connectivity, but suppliers are still seeking the Holy Grail of full automation, finds Benjamin Skuse
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A look at the market for optical transport equipment, including the vendors of some of the latest hardware products and solutions.
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Accurately simulating fiber optic network routes is a critical step when testing and certifying network equipment.
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Virgin Media O2 has been laying the groundwork for full network automation in the future (credit: Virgin Media O2)
New tools and processes do more of the heavy lifting in managing networks to deliver seamless connectivity, but suppliers are still seeking the Holy Grail of full automation, finds Benjamin Skuse
The world is poised for 10-gigabit networks, and advances in DOCSIS 4.0 solutions could bring us closer to this reality, finds Alice Jensen
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A look at the market for optical transport equipment, including the vendors of some of the latest hardware products and solutions.
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