Title :
Modelling and experimental comparison of a 40 Gbit/s OTDM system over a transmission distance of 560 km
Author :
Lee, W.S. ; Garthe, D. ; Pettitt, G. ; Hadjifotiou, A.
Author_Institution :
Nortel Technol., Harlow, UK
Abstract :
The performance of a 40 Gbit/s TDM system operating over a distance of 560 km has been modelled extensively. A signal wavelength tolerance window of 3 nm was predicted with positive modulator chirp for 3 to 6 dBm optical power, amplifier noise figure of 4 to 6 dB, and fibre PMD of up to 0.3 ps/√km. Experimentally, system Q factors in excess of 8 (BER≡6.3×10-16) were achieved with DSF over a wavelength range of 3 nm
Keywords :
Q-factor; chirp modulation; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; time division multiplexing; 4 to 6 dB; 40 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s OTDM system; 560 km; Q factors; amplifier noise figure; fibre PMD; optical power; performance; positive modulator chirp; signal wavelength tolerance window; transmission distance;
Conference_Titel :
High Speed and Long Distance Optical Transmission, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
Birmingham
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19960554
