Field demonstration of 565 Mbit/s DPSK coherent transmission system over 176 km of installed fibre
Author :
Creaner, M.J. ; Steele, R.C. ; Marshall, I. ; Walker, Geoffrey R. ; Walker, N.G. ; Mellis, J. ; Al Chalabi, S. ; Sturgess, I. ; Rutherford, Mark ; Davidson, J. ; Brain, Mike
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich
Volume :
24
Issue :
22
fYear :
1988
fDate :
10/27/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
1354
Lastpage :
1356
Abstract :
Reports the results of a 565 Mbit/s coherent system field trial over 176 km of installed SM fibre. Fully automated endless polarisation control was employed using a novel method and error free operation was achieved with BER readings of better than 10-13
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical links; phase shift keying; 176 km; 565 Mbit/s; BER readings; DPSK coherent transmission system; SM fibre; endless polarisation control; error free operation; field trial; installed fibre;
