Optoelectronics For Broadband Infrastructure Technology

Optoelectronics for Broadband Infrastructure Technology R. E Leheny, ARPAIMTO, Arlington, VA Plans are evolving to meet the future needs of the National Information Infrastructure (NIT), and the role for optoelectronics technology in providing broadband network physical layer support is being defined. In this talk we will review the technology options available to meet NIT network needs and discuss research directions required to meet these needs.