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Communications, the processing and transmission of information, is evolving from technologies based on electronics, to technologies that rely on optical methods. Optical fibers now carry the bulk of long haul telephone communications, and optical fiber is expected to replace copper as the medium of choice for short haul communications within the next decade. Optics may also play a role in signal processing. Carrying out some processing steps now reserved for electronics by optical methods may result in dramatically increased switching speeds and simplified switch architectures. Optics also seems better suited for parallel processing schemes.
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Baker, G.L. (1992). NLO Device Structures from Polydiacetylenes. In: Salamone, J.C., Riffle, J.S. (eds) Advances in New Materials. Contemporary Topics in Polymer Science, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3456-3_22
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