Title :
Field trial of a 1250-km private optical network based on a single-fiber, shared-amplifier WDM system
Author :
Eiselt, Michael H. ; Garrett, Lara D. ; Wiesenfeld, Jay M. ; Bragg, William D. ; Cox, Jeffrey L. ; Hill, Arnold D. ; Sharp, Kevin L. ; Teipen, Brian T. ; Baca, Richard J. ; Young, Marvin R. ; Tkach, Robert W.
Abstract :
We report the first field trial of an ultra-longhaul WDM transmission system with a single-fiber, shared-amplifier architecture over a fourteen-span, 1250-km optical link with mixed fiber types for remote data replication in storage area networks.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; storage area networks; wavelength division multiplexing; 1250 km; optical link; private optical network; remote data replication; shared-amplifier WDM system; single-fiber WDM system; storage area networks; ultra-longhaul WDM transmission system; Buffer storage; Costs; Optical buffering; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Stimulated emission; Storage automation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215921
