• DocumentCode
    1805897
  • Title

    Impact of fiber aging and cable repair in an installed 28-nm transatlantic 96 x 10 Gb/s DWDM system

  • Author

    Bakshi, B. ; Rahman, L. ; Mohs, G. ; Vaa, M. ; Patterson, W.W. ; Cai, J.X. ; Lucero, A. ; Golovchenko, E.A. ; Abbott, S.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-11 March 2005
  • Firstpage
    169
  • Lastpage
    171
  • Abstract
    Using the 28-nm bandwidth, transatlantic segment of the Tyco Global Networkreg, we present the first report of the impact of fiber aging and cable repairs on gain shape and performance of an installed transoceanic DWDM system
  • Keywords
    optical cables; optical fibre networks; submarine cables; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; Tyco Global Networkreg; cable repair; dense wavelength division multiplexing; fiber aging; installed transoceanic DWDM system; transatlantic segment; Aging; Bandwidth; Gain measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber polarization; Optical transmitters; Performance gain; Shape measurement; Underwater cables; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.192548
  • Filename
    1497628