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Invited paper

Convergencia de sistemas de comunicación ópticos e inalámbricos
Converged wireless and optical communication systems
Idelfonso Tafur Monroy(*), Neil Guerrero González, Antonio Caballero, Kamau Prince, Darko Zibar, Tim Gibbon, Xianbin Yu, Jesper Bevensee Jensen
DTU Fotonik, Deparment of Photonics Engineering, Technical University ofDenmark, Kgs. Lygnby, Denmark
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Email: Idtm@fotonik.dtu.dk

Recibido / Received: 19/04/2009. Aceptado / Accepted: 8/05/2009

RESUMEN: Los usuarios de servicios tele-informáticos están demandando acceso instantáneo y confiable en cualquier tiempo y lugar. Los sistemas de convergencia óptico-inalámbrica (híbridos ópticoinalámbricos) ofrecen una solución a éstas demandas combinando lo mejorde ambas tecnologías, como la movilidad y flexibilidad de la tecnología inalámbrica, con el mayor ancho de banda, seguridad y bajo consumo de energía de los sistemas basados en fibra óptica. Este artículo explora las tendencias en los sistemas de comunicación de convergencia óptico-inalámbrica y profundiza en el papel que las tecnologías ópticas están jugando en la construcción de la red deconvergencia. Palabras clave: Comunicaciones Opticas, Rede de Acceso, Comunicaciones Inalámbricas, Redes de Comunicaciones. ABSTRACT: Users of tele-information services are demanding instant access, everywhere and anytime. Wireless communication systems offers mobility and flexibility while optical fiber based systems offer large bandwidth, secure and lower power consumption for transport oftele-communication signals. None of the two technologies separately can satisfy the demands of user for ubiquitous and affordable access to information services. Converged optical and wireless systems offer a solution that combines the best of both technologies. This article review the trends in converged optical-wireless communication systems and outline the role that photonic technologies is playing inmaking the vision of a converged network a reality. Key words: Optical Communication, Access Networks, Wireless Communications, Communication Networks.

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