Title :
5 × 50 Gb/s WDM transmission of 32 Gbaud DP-3-PSK over 36,000 km fiber with spatially coupled LDPC coding
Author :
Buchali, Fred ; Schmalen, Laurent ; Klekamp, Axel ; Schuh, Karsten ; Leven, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Bell Lab., Alcatel-Lucent, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
A novel 3-PSK modulation format with 2 dB SNR gain over BPSK is implemented for ultra long haul transmission. With spatially coupled LDPC coding, 50% reach extension is achieved leading to 36.000 km transmission distance.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; parity check codes; phase shift keying; wavelength division multiplexing; 3-PSK modulation format; BPSK; DP-3-PSK; WDM transmission; distance 36000 km; spatially coupled LDPC coding; ultra long haul transmission; Binary phase shift keying; Encoding; Forward error correction; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W1A.1
