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@Article{Perny1997,
  author =       "B. Perny and C. Zimmer and N. Gisin",
  title =        "Monomode fiber isn't monomode after all",
  journal =      "ComTec|ComTec",
  year =         "1997",
  volume =       "vol.75, no.5",
  pages =        "46--9,",
  abstract =     "Recent statistics show that the transmission rate requirements in modern
                 transmission systems roughly quadruples about every five years. Fiber systems of
                 2.5 Gbit/s (STM-16) have been standard already for some time. Systems for 10 Gbit/s
                 (STM-64) are awaiting production, and data rates above 10 Gbit/s are expected soon.
                 By its nature, the fiber itself is generally considered as a transmission medium
                 with unlimited capacity. That this is not necessarily the case has been revealed
                 recently in practice by several network operators. Due to excessive polarization
                 mode dispersion, problems can occur with 2.5-Gbit/s systems. Detrimental effects
                 have also appeared using analog CATV transmission, where pictures may be degraded
                 by fiber transmission. Often the main problem seems to consist of insufficient
                 specification of the fiber. The possibility of a future upgrade of existing cable
                 networks to bit rates of 10 Gbit/s or even higher will thus depend on the
                 corresponding quality of the installed cables; therefore, when selecting new fiber
                 and cable installations, an appropriate specification is very important,
                 considering the fact that newly installed cables represent an asset for typically
                 the next 20 years",
  owner =        "cc",
  sn =           "1420-3715",
  timestamp =    "2010.08.20",
  ut =           "INSPEC:5646031",
}