Fiber design considerations for 40 Gb/s systems

Author

Belahlou, A. ; Bickham, Scott ; Chowdhury, Dipak ; Diep, P. ; Evans, Alan ; Grochocinski, James M. ; Han, P. ; Kobyakov, Andrey ; Kumar, Shiva ; Luther, G. ; Mauro, Yihong ; Yihong Mauro ; Mlejnek, Michal ; Muktoyuk, Mark S K ; Murtagh, Michael T. ; Ragha

Author_Institution

Corning Inc., NY, USA

Volume

20

Issue

12

fYear

2002

fDate

12/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2290

Lastpage

2305

Abstract

In this paper, we review the fundamental advantages and drawbacks of 40-Gb/s systems from a fiber manufacturer´s perspective. Based on modeling, experimental results, and fundamental understanding, we correlate the fiber design parameters with the expected performance of long-haul systems operating at 40 Gb/s. Nonlinear penalties, dispersion tolerances, modulation formats, polarization-mode dispersion, and Raman amplification are covered. We also present the fiber features required for both metro and submarine networks at this specific data rate.

Keywords

Raman lasers; metropolitan area networks; optical distortion; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; 40 Gbit/s; Raman amplification; dispersion tolerances; fiber design parameters; fiber manufacturer perspective; long-haul 40 Gb/s systems; metro networks; modeling; modulation formats; nonlinear penalties; polarization-mode dispersion; submarine networks; Bandwidth; Communication industry; Costs; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical transmitters; Polarization mode dispersion; Stimulated emission; Time division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2002.806777

Filename

1178162