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Web Exclusive Articles Features | Optical Business | News & Analysis | New Products | Contract Awards | Archives Home Features 2004 P1 LX4 ready to drive 10-Gigabit Ethernet market By DEYU ZHOU, Ph.D., Opnext Inc. -- Design innovations make LX4 transceivers cost-effective as well as efficient for 300-m reach over legacy 62.5-micron multimode networks. Memory chip puts lasers in a spin By JAMES TYRRELL, Optics.org -- Researchers in the Netherlands have developed a fast low-power optical memory element that exploits the clockwise and anti-clockwise lasing properties of ring cavities. The bistable device, which switches between the two modes within 20 psec and occupies an area of 18 x 40 μ m2, could form the building block for future high-speed optical processors. Automated connector processing tackles exploding FTTP connector market By JOYCE KILMER and DUANE DINKEL, Sagitta Inc. -- FTTP requirements will move APC connectors from a niche technology to high volumes. Automating manufacturing processes will help connector suppliers keep pace with demand. Nanofabrication technology lowers isolator manufacturing costs By ALAN GRAHAM, NanoOpto Corp. -- New manufacturing techniques are necessary to keep pace with customer expectations for cost and efficiency. Gigabit and 10-Gigabit Ethernet link extension for the metro network By MARC VERREAULT and ROBIN ANDREW, BTI Photonic Systems -- While there are several approaches to extend transmission distances in metro networks, exploitation of the photonic layer represents the most cost-effective option. Optical Ethernet bridges the gap from provider to customer By TODD ROPE and TROY LARSEN, MRV Communications Inc. -- Until recently, Ethernet was not considered a viable alternative to existing access solutions -- but a new standard promises to make believers out of service providers. CWDM or DWDM in metro networks: Which platform makes economic sense? By Michael Schneider, ECI Telecom--Today, fiber exhaust is still a common problem in many metro networks. Although, the price of fiber-optic cable continues to drop, the trenching, labor, and other installation costs remain very high. WDM technology was developed to get more capacity from the existing fiber-optic cable plant, by using channels (wavelengths) to carry multiple signals on a single fiber. Optical Broadband Services: The keys to success By Kevin Drury, Nortel Networks -- The ability to address an enterprise's desire to outsource is appealing to service providers because this will allow them to increase their share of wallet. In addition to traditional data private line connections and local, long distance, and wireless voice services, service providers may now offer new services, including managed Internet-Protocol (IP) telephony, IP virtual private networks, as well as hosted security, storage, and managed Web sites. Gigabit Ethernet PONs deliver the future...today By VINCENT BEMMEL, Alloptic Inc. -- Ethernet-based PONs provide greater bandwidth and more flexibility for emerging services such as IP telephony and video than ATM-based alternatives. Ethernet switched optical networks vs. passive optical networking By BILL ZAKOWSKI, Amedia Networks -- Ethernet switched networks balance the cost of another powered element with greater flexibility, reach, and security. PAGE: 1 | 2 | 3 |

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