Title :
Ultra-wideband, long distance WDM demonstration of 1 Tbit/s (50×20 Gbit/s), 600 km transmission using 1550 and 1580 nm wavelength bands
Author :
Aisawa, S. ; Sakamoto, Takanori ; Fukui, M. ; Kani, Jun-ichi ; Jinno, Masahiko ; Oguchi, Kimio
Author_Institution :
NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Kanagawa
fDate :
5/28/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Long-distance terabit wavelength division multiplexing transmission using two wavelength bands simultaneously is reported. 20 channels in the 1550 nm band and 30 channels in the 1580 nm band, all carrying 20 Gbit/s, are transmitted over 600 km of singlemode fibre
Keywords :
digital communication; multimedia communication; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical links; wavelength division multiplexing; 1 Tbit/s; 1550 nm; 1580 nm; 600 km; long distance WDM; multimedia communication; singlemode fibre; terabit transmission; ultrawideband transmission; wavelength bands;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980777
