Title :
Long-haul "hut-skipped" transmission of mixed 10 & 40 Gb/s signals over deployed SSMF fiber in MCI\´s Dallas fiber loop using hybrid Raman-erbium doped fiber amplifiers
Author :
Chen, David Z. ; Wellbrock, Glenn ; Robinson, Niall ; Park, Seo Yeon ; Burton, Clem ; Penticost, Steve J. ; Liu, Fenghai ; Mamyshev, Pavel
Author_Institution :
MCI, Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
This paper reports results of the first field-deployed "hut-skipping" line architecture using hybrid Raman-erbium doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA) and SSMF. Total transmission distance reached 640 km at 40 Gb/s with deployable lifetime margin using MCI\´s metro fiber ring.
Keywords :
erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; 10 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; Dallas fiber loop; hut-skipping line architecture; hybrid Raman-erbium doped fiber amplifiers; metro fiber ring; standard single mode fiber; Costs; Doped fiber amplifiers; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Power amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spine; Stimulated emission; Transceivers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192641
