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Recent
fiber-optic link component cost reductions have
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important
implications for FASR:
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Cost of 10
Gb/s (100 kHz - ~ 10 GHz) link for has decreased by a
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factor of 3:
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$
3,750 in November 2000 (separate CW laser, LiNbO3
MZ modulator)
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$ 2,030 in May
2002 (integrated CW laser and EA modulator)
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$ 1,490
anticipated in 2003 or later (directly modulated VCSEL)
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Cost
reductions are due to new types of devices, not merely
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increased
volume of production
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Cost
reductions may also be partly due to recent economic
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downturn
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Performance
of the lowest-cost approaches may be an issue at
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first:
Photonic Systems is investigating
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