jack, here is an extension to my post to u last night...here is glw's answer to avnx's powershaper/VIPA technology.
Corning's technologically advanced LEAF fiber is a non-zero dispersion-shifted optical fiber (NZ-DSF) optimized for long haul, high-data-rate networks. With its large effective area, LEAF fiber allows network developers to achieve greater distances, and to pump more power into the network while still reducing performance-diminishing non-linear effects. This translates into lowest-cost-per-bit savings for carriers, such as El Paso Global Networks, over the life of their networks, as well as an optical backbone strong and flexible enough to perform optimally on tomorrow's emergent technologies.
LEAF fiber continues to be deployed by carriers worldwide in advanced, high data rate networks. Key LEAF fiber customers to date include Aerie Networks, Argus Telecommunications, AT&T, Broadwing Communications, Cable & Wireless, Carrier1, COLT Telecom Group plc, Communications Authority of Thailand, Eurotunnel, Interoute, Impsat, KG Telecom, LD COM, Level 3 Communications, Inc., NEESCom, Williams Communications and 360Networks. LEAF fiber also has been deployed in South America and China, among other parts of the world. |
