Event Details
Whatever Happened to 'Fiber-to-the-Home'?
Presenter: Dr. Nicholas Frigo - Technology Leader, AT&T Labs, Research, Middletown, New Jersey
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Date: Thu, July 17, 2003
Time: 15:00:00 - 00:00:00
Place: EOW 430
ABSTRACT
Abstract
For nearly two decades, the vision of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) has intrigued the telecommunications industry: its promise of almost unlimited bandwidth to customers has spawned research on optical components, techniques, architectures, and service concepts. Despite its appeal to technologists and consumers, that vision remains largely unrealized today. In this talk, we look at some of the forces that seem to have frustrated the universal implementation of this technology, and offer some suggestions that could increase the acceptance of FTTH.
About the Speaker
Nicholas J. Frigo received the B.A. in Physics from Claremont-McKenna College, and the M.S. and Ph.D. in Solid State Physics from Cornell University. He joined the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in 1982 and worked on fiber optic sensor technology. From 1988 to 1990, he supervised research in fiber optic gyroscopes at Litton Guidance and Control Systems. Since 1990, he has been a leading contributor to optical communications research at AT&T Labs, working on lasers for CATV transmission, optical amplification (EDFAs), noise in undersea lightwave systems, passive optical networks, and managing the Optical Systems Research Department. He recently returned to full-time research, and is currently working on local optical access networks and on polarization mode dispersion. He has served on Technical Program Committees for OFC, and as an Associate Editor of IEEE Photonics Technology Letters.
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