Recent Advances in Optical Network Technologies and Its Role in Telecommunication Industry

Abstract

Optical networking technology has been advancing swiftly for some decades now. The high bandwidth and low attenuation features of fiber optics has made it the major element of telecommunication infrastructure. To achieve the ever-growing demand of data in telecommunication industry, researchers have explored various networking technologies in optical domain as well as advanced equipment and programmability, boosting transmission up to gigabit and beyond. This paper reviews various optical communication technologies, recent advances in optical network, it’s role in telecommunication industry and its challenges.