Title :
Transmission of eight 20-Gb/s channels over 232 km of conventional single-mode fiber
Author :
Tkach, R.W. ; Derosier, R.M. ; Gnauck, A.H. ; Vengsarkar, A.M. ; Peckham, D.W. ; Zyskind, J.L. ; Sulhoff, J.W. ; Chraplyvy, A.R.
Author_Institution :
Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
As a demonstration of the upgradeability of conventional single-mode fiber systems, we demonstrate the transmission of eight 20-Gb/s channels over 232 km of nondispersion-shifted fiber using dispersion-compensating fiber with negative dispersion-slope. All channels were received without discernible transmission penalties. Due to fiber nonlinearity, differences were observed in system performance depending on the arrangement of the fibers.<>
Keywords :
compensation; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; 20 Gbit/s; 232 km; conventional single-mode fiber; dispersion-compensating fiber; fiber nonlinearity; negative dispersion-slope; nondispersion-shifted fiber; single-mode fiber systems; system performance; transmission penalties; upgradeability; Bit error rate; Chromatic dispersion; Electronic equipment testing; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Filters; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber couplers; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Ytterbium;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
