Title :
39.81 Gbits/s, 43.8 million-way WDM broadcast network with 527 km range
Author :
Hill, A.M. ; Lobbett, R.A. ; Wyatt, R. ; Carter, Stephen F.
Abstract :
An all-fibre WDM broadcast network has been demonstrated, employing fused fibre splitters and 10 stages of Er-doped fibre power amplifier, capable of distributing 16 wavelength channels, each modulated at 2.488 Gbit/s, to 43.8 million customers from a single head end over a distance of 527 km.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; frequency division multiplexing; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; 2.488 Gbit/s; 39.81 Gbit/s; 527 km; all-fibre WDM broadcast network; distance; fibre power amplifier; fused fibre splitters; single head end;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19911273
