Recent and Upcoming Fiber-Optic Technology Development *
																							January 2001: Cheapest available modulated source ($2,500 LiNbO3 modulator and $1,000 DFB CW laser)
						6000
															Empirical data in 1998
						5000
																															May 2002: Cheapest available modulated source ($1040 integrated laser/EA modulator)
						4000
						3000
																															May 2002: Cheapest available detector ($990)
						2000
						1000
						0
									1998							1999		2000				2001			2002							2003
																																			2003 or later: Cheapest antici- pated modulated source (~$500 directly modulated VCSEL)
	* Compiled for SETI, 1000-piece quantities
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