Open AccessRECENT ADVANCES IN OPTICAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES AND ITS ROLE IN TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY
Author(s) -
Bimlendu Shahi,
Divya Jha,
N. D. Dushyanth,
D Suresh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of research - granthaalayah
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-3629
pISSN - 2350-0530
DOI - 10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i4raceee.2017.3317
Subject(s) - telecommunications , optical networking , gigabit , 10g pon , passive optical network , telecommunications network , optical communication , optical fiber , computer science , engineering , wavelength division multiplexing , electronic engineering , wavelength , physics , optoelectronics
Optical networking technology has been advancing swiftly for some decades now. The high bandwidth and low attenuation features of fiber optics has made it the major element of telecommunication infrastructure. To achieve the ever-growing demand of data in telecommunication industry, researchers have explored various networking technologies in optical domain as well as advanced equipment and programmability, boosting transmission up to gigabit and beyond. This paper reviews various optical communication technologies, recent advances in optical network, it’s role in telecommunication industry and its challenges.