Title :
250Gb/s real-time PIC-based super-channel transmission over a gridless 6000km terrestrial link
Author :
Rahn, Jeffrey ; Kumar, Saurabh ; Mitchell, Matthew ; Malendevich, Roman ; Sun, Han ; Wu, Kuang-Tsan ; Mertz, Pierre ; Croussore, Kevin ; Wang, Hong ; Kato, Masaki ; Lal, Vikrant ; Evans, Peter ; Lambert, Damien ; Tsai, Huan-Shang ; Samra, Parmijit ; Taylo
Author_Institution :
Infinera, Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
A 250Gb/s super-channel using Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) was transmitted over 6000km along with a 500Gb/s super-channel and conventional 40Gb/s and 100Gb/s channels. The linear terrestrial line system uses FlexWSS multiplexing technologies and Hybrid RamanEDFA amplifiers.
Keywords :
erbium; integrated optics; multiplexing; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; FlexWSS multiplexing technologies; bit rate 250 Gbit/s; distance 6000 km; gridless terrestrial link; hybrid RamanEDFA amplifiers; linear terrestrial line system; photonic integrated circuits; real-time PIC-based super-channel transmission; Adaptive optics; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
