Title :
3 Tbit/s (160 Gbit/s×19 channel) optical TDM and WDM transmission experiment
Author :
Kawanishi, S. ; Takara, H. ; Uchiyama, K. ; Shake, I. ; Mori, K.
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
5/13/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A 3 Tbit/s (160 Gbit/s×19 channels) optical signal has been successfully transmitted over 40 km of dispersion-shifted fibre. Low noise supercontinuum signal pulse sources and 70 nm bandwidth tellurite-based optical amplifiers are used for 3 Tbit/s signal generation and amplification
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 3 Tbit/s; 40 km; dispersion-shifted fibre; low noise supercontinuum signal pulse sources; optical TDM; optical WDM; optical amplifiers; optical signal; signal amplification; signal generation; transmission experiment;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990576
