Spring 2018 Optical Connections Magazine

Spring 2018 Optical Connections Magazine

ISSUE 12 | Q1 2018

BRINGING THE WORLD THE LATEST IN OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS NEWS

TESTING TIMES p18

OPTICAL NETWORKING PICKS UP SPEED LIFE IN THE FAST LANE

p16

BOOST BANDWIDTH, CUT SIGNAL ERROR FIBRE INNOVATIONS

p24

CLEAREON EXPANDS BACKBONE TO THE FUTURE POET WELL VERSED

CONTENTS

4 Industry News 14 Matthew Peach OFC Expands 16 John Williamson 18 Ellen Manning Testing Times 22 Antony Savvas Delivering Optimised Network Design 24 Juan Manuel Perez Cortijo Fibre Innovations 26 John Williamson Keeping The Show On The ROADM 30 Matthew Peach Silicon Photonics: Bigger Is Better 32 Antony Savvas Software Marching On 34 Howard Forryan Optical Fibre Assembly 36 Event Focus 38 Product Focus Life In The Fast Lane

As the communications industry prepares to meet and greet at the year’s first wave of international expos and events, Optical Connections looks at the hot topics that will be discussed in the exhibition aisles and conference rooms at the likes of OFC, PIC International and >Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44

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