Download or read book Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers and mm-Wave Wireless Links for Converged Access Networks written by Koenig, Swen and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Future access networks are converged optical-wireless networks, where fixed-line and wireless services share the same infrastructure. In this book, semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) and mm-wave wireless links are investigated, and their use in converged access networks is explored: SOAs compensate losses in the network, and thereby extend the network reach. Millimeter-wave wireless links substitute fiber links when cabling is not economical.