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