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Fiber-Free Laser Communications Soar to 'Unheard of' Heights

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Scott Bloom, ThermoTrex Corp.; and Eric Korevaar, Astro Terra

When telecommunications companies first looked for solutions to the overcrowded world of wired, electronic communication, coherent light and fiber optics were there. Fiber optics brought high-bandwidth communications without the electromagnetic interference common to coaxial and twisted pair cables. Now, fiber optic communications stand on the brink of yet another physical evolution -- keeping the laser and dumping the fiber.Recent advances in laser diode output power and silicon avalanche photodiode technology -- combined with the planned deployment of global constellations of communications...Read full article

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    Published: February 1997
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