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Photonic Systems, Inc.
EIA 20524-
www.photonicsinc.com
Summary
•Recent
fiber-optic link component cost reductions have important implications for
FASR:
–Cost
of 10 Gb/s (100 kHz - ~ 10 GHz) link for has decreased by a factor of 3:
•$
3,750 in November 2000 (separate CW laser, LiNbO3 MZ modulator)
•$
2,030 in May 2002 (integrated CW laser and EA modulator)
•$
1,490 anticipated in 2003 or later (directly modulated VCSEL)
–Cost
reductions are due to new types of devices, not merely increased volume
of production
–Cost
reductions may also be partly due to recent economic downturn
•Performance
of the lowest-cost approaches may be an issue at first: Photonic
Systems is investigating
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