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Photonic Systems, Inc.
EIA 20524-
www.photonicsinc.com
Early Fiber-Optic Technology Development
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
1958:
Schawlow & Townes (Bell Labs) invent laser
1962:
Semiconductor laser invented by GE, IBM,
MIT
1960’s:
Corning invents, perfects silica optical
fiber
1990:
Cox et al. demonstrate
first analog fiber-optic link with intrinsic RF gain
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1970’s, 80’s:
Faster,
higher-performance lasers, modulators,
optical amplifiers, and detectors
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1990’s:
Wavelength MUXing for digital telecomm applications
Higher-performance analog links