Optics & Photonics News Magazine
July/August, 1983 Issue
July/August, 1983 Issue
Feature Articles
Fiber optics: expectations achieved but some optical illusions remain
Like the laser in its early days, lightwave transmission — a. k. a. fiber-optic communication — is basking in a limelight that's a blend of realistic expectations and optical illusion.
by Howard Rausch
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