Optoelectronic technology must be developed to meet these targets.
Some specific predictions are as follows.
The regional network will require 32x32 optical switches by 2000, and, by 2010, 100x100 optical switches and wavelength routers and convertors. Optoelectronic ICs will be common by 2015. Included will be full-motion video, videoconferencing, and Internet access. The mobile station prototype will be supplied by NEC, Mitsubishi, Motorola, Nokia, Sharp, and Toshiba. Automated Deposition of Complex Multilayer Coatings Thin film coatings are increasingly being used for such diverse applications as optical filters, optoelectronic devices, laser development, X-ray photolithography, flat panel displays, and anticounterfeiting.