Walf, G.G.Walf2022-03-092022-03-091999https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/33413410.1109/OFC.1999.768093Summary form only given. "Photonics" has been one of the main R&D programmes in information technology conducted by the German government. In April 1998, its second four-year-phase was concluded, resulting in the development of advanced technologies for broadband optical fiber systems.enoptical fibre communicationresearch initiativesphotonics r&d programmegermanyinformation technologybroadband optical fiber communication621conference paper