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26 January 1999 WDM application in the network of Deutsche Telekom AG
Manfred Rocks, Armin Ehrhardt, Andreas Gladisch, Norbert Hanik, Georg Lehr
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Abstract
Optical fiber cable are worldwide installed, e.g. about 43 million kilometers in 1997, an annual growth rate of about 20% is expected. This infrastructure is an excellent basis to convert optical networks based on point-to point systems into managed photonic networks in which new additional photonic equipment is used. Deutsche Telekom started in 1997 some tests with new wavelength division multiplex (WDM) technology in their network in which standard single mode fiber is very dominant. We report on some of these tests and also on first WDM-links in the network carrying real traffic.
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Manfred Rocks, Armin Ehrhardt, Andreas Gladisch, Norbert Hanik, and Georg Lehr "WDM application in the network of Deutsche Telekom AG", Proc. SPIE 10293, Wavelength Division Multiplexing: A Critical Review, 102930G (26 January 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.335918
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KEYWORDS
Wavelength division multiplexing

Silver

Optical fiber cables

Optical networks

Single mode fibers

Standards development

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