Abstract
Abstract This paper reviews recent developments of fiber optics technology and applications in the United States. The major application of fiber optics in the world is in telecommunications, and the United States represents 40% of this world market. In 1986, U.S. telecommunications companies, mainly telephone companies, will invest $24 billion dollars in new telephone plants. Of this, approximately 4% will be invested in fiber optics. These telephony applications represent approximately 80–90% of the total fiber optics equipment market. The remaining market is divided among a number of applications such as local area networks (LAN), military data links, CATV, and process control. Each of these applications is discussed and factors affecting the use of fiber optics are analyzed.
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