Title :
640 Gbit/s (32×20 Gbit/s) WDM transmission with 0.4 (bit/s)/Hz spectral efficiency using short-period dispersion-managed fibre
Author :
Chung, H.S. ; Shin, S.K. ; Lee, D.W. ; Kim, D.W. ; Chung, Y.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Seoul, South Korea
fDate :
5/10/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
640 Gbit/s (32 channel×20 Gbit/s) WDM transmission with 0.4 (bit/s)/Hz spectral efficiency is demonstrated using short-period dispersion-managed fibre (Perfect CableTM). The average Q-factor was measured to be better than 18 dB after transmission over 280 km
Keywords :
Q-factor; digital communication; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; wavelength division multiplexing; 280 km; 640 Gbit/s; Perfect Cable; WDM transmission; average Q-factor; short-period dispersion-managed fibre; spectral efficiency;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010432