Data rates for recently installed fiber optic systems have moved into the gigabit per second range. The use of wavelength multiplexing to further increase the fiber information capacity is becoming more widespread.

• 最近敷设的光纤系统的传输速率已达到每秒吉比特(千兆比特)。为进一步增加光纤的信息容量，正在逐渐广泛采用波分复用方法。