num_pages: 456
description: There has been extraordinary progress in optical communications over the last decade or so. The world is criss-crossed with millions of miles of glass fiber carrying global communications on pulses of light. In hindsight, historians and economists will point out that a glut of any commodity, in this case bandwidth, inevitably results in a crash in the market. While this may be so at present, the underlying growth in optical telecommunication remains firm and will surely eventually stabilize.
language: English
title: Exploiting Photonics in Alternative Markets
titlecomplete: Exploiting Photonics in Alternative Markets
publisher: IEE