All-Raman-Amplified, 73 nm Seamless Band Transmission of 9 Tb/s Over 6000 km of Fiber

Author

Nelson, Lynn E. ; Xiang Zhou ; Benyuan Zhu ; Yan, Man F. ; Wisk, Patrick W. ; Magill, Peter D.

Author_Institution

AT&T Labs., Middletown, NJ, USA

Volume

26

Issue

3

fYear

2014

fDate

Feb.1, 2014

Firstpage

242

Lastpage

245

Abstract

We report wavelength-division-multiplexed transmission of ninety 128-Gb/s polarization-multiplexed quadrature-phase-shift-keyed channels in a seamless 73 nm band over 60 × 100 km of ultra-large-area fiber. Co- and counter-pumped all-Raman amplification in the fiber spans, single-stage discrete Raman amplifiers, and broadband wavelength selective switch and channel equalizer were utilized to achieve optical signal-to-noise-ratio margin of more than 3 dB after 6000 km transmission of the 9 Tb/s capacity.

Keywords

Raman spectra; distributed amplifiers; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; optical switches; quadrature phase shift keying; wavelength division multiplexing; bit rate 128 Gbit/s; bit rate 9 Tbit/s; broadband wavelength selective switch; channel equalizer; co-pumped all-Raman amplification; counter-pumped all-Raman amplification; distance 6000 km; fiber span; optical signal-to-noise-ratio margin; polarization-multiplexed quadrature-phase-shift-keyed channels; seamless band transmission; single-stage discrete Raman amplifier; ultralarge-area fiber; wavelength 73 nm; wavelength-division-multiplexed transmission; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission; Optical fiber communication; distributed Raman amplification; optical fiber amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2013.2291399

Filename

6670699