AES Technical Committee

Fiber Optics for Audio

Chair:    Ronald Ajemian    (Send E-mail)
Chair:    Werner Bachmann    (Send E-mail)

Mission statement

The committee addresses a variety of fiber optic technologies including recording, broadcast, test equipment, cables, connectors, and broadband telecom links of audio systems worldwide. The objectives will be to better understand fiber optic based technologies to allow the user or designer an easier transition for integration with existing electrical based audio systems. The committee will provide updated fiber optic advancements through this process and will disseminate this information.


Areas of Concentration

  • Fiber Optic Cables usage and types (glass or plastic)
  • Wavelength, Distance, singlemode versus multimode representation.
  • Fiber Optic Connector usage and types
  • Fiber Optic tools
  • Fiber Optic system design and performance.
  • Analogue and digital systems and circuitry.
  • Fiber Network delivery of high-resolution audio.
  • New fiber optic technologies
  • Fiber Optic link design
  • Transmitters
  • Receivers
  • Transceivers (SFP,etc.)
  • Objective evaluation and subjective performance of fiber optic links
  • Objective measurement techniques and resolution issues.
  • Hybrid Fiber and Copper based systems
  • Education and networking
  • To inform and educate the membership about the important facts of fiber optics in audio technology and applications.
  • To network with other Technical Committees in order to involve them in the study of fiber optics for audio.

Recent/Planned Activities

AES 132nd Convention, Budapest, Hungary, April 2012

Technical Committee - Fiber Optics for Audio

Meeting: European Trends for Usage of Fiber Optics for Audio

Friday, April 27, 2012.

Time: 14:00 - 15:00, Room: Bartók


Meeting Report:

These documents do not necessarily express the official position of the AES on the issues discussed at these meetings, and only represent the views of committee members participating in the discussion. Any unauthorized use of these publications is prohibited. Authorization must be obtained from the Executive Director of the AES: E-mail, Tel: +1 212 661 8528, Address: 60 East 42nd Street, Room 2520, New York, New York 10165-2520, USA.

2011-10-23     2011-10-22 TC-FOA Meeting Minutes
Description: Minutes from TC-FOA on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at the AES 131st Convention Javits Center, New York, NY USA

2011-2-5     2009-10-09 TC-FOA Formative Meeting Minutes
Description: Minutes from TC on Friday, October 9, 2009 at the AES 127th Convention Javitz Center, New York, NY USA


Committee Members

 Fred Besnoff  Thomas Myers  Brian O'Gallagher 
 Christian Ganahl  B. Morgan Martin  Paul Polishuk 
 Aditi Shirish  Sam Skaf  Thomas M. Chudyk 
 Fred Morgenstern  Marc Brunke  John Cunningham 
 Marco Piromalli  Chris Gaunt  Norbert Nachbauer 
 Albert B. Grundy  Ronald Ajemian  Rick Chinn 
 Kenneth R Fause  Frank Cunningham  Jim Kaiser 
 Michael Poimboeuf  C. Robin Caine  Bill McQuaide 
 Wil Oxford  Umberto Zanghieri  Werner Bachmann 
 Vene Garcia  Warren Osse  Robert Economaki 
 Larry Bryan  Nathan Brock  Daniel Fonseca 
 Ittai Lavi  Pancho Espinoza  Eddie Ajamian 

To request membership in this Technical Committee please e-mail the Chair by using the link above.

 
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