Bandwidth Demands Drive Fiber Optics Advances
Data centers and other applications are pushing changes in long-haul and short-haul fibers. Fiber optics connects the world, carrying calls and data. With bandwidth demand growing, manufacturers are working to up transmission rates, cut costs and otherwise improve product performance. However, achieving these goals may require changing long- and short-haul fiber, while at the same time overcoming manufacturing-related challenges. Long-haul fiber runs between cities and across oceans,
Photonics Spectra, October 2014