Title :
CTNE undersea lightwave inter-island system
Author :
Dawson, S. Wallace, Jr. ; Riera, Jose Riera ; Stafford, Elaine K.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Communications, Bedminster, NJ
fDate :
12/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The world´s first deep-water undersea repeatered lightwave cable system will be installed in the Canary Islands in 1985. The three-repeater 120-km 1.3-μm system will be used initially to prove-in the SL Undersea Lightwave System and later to provide commercial service to CTNE.
Keywords :
Underwater optical fiber systems; Conductors; Helium; Maintenance; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Protection; Repeaters; System testing; Wire;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1984.1073703
