Title :
112-Tb/s (7×160×107Gb/s) space-division multiplexed DWDM transmission over a 76.8-km multicore fiber
Author :
Zhu, B. ; Liu, X. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Taunay, T.F. ; Fishteyn, M. ; Yan, M.F. ; Fini, J.M. ; Monberg, E.M. ; Dimarcello, F.V.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A record capacity of 112 Tb/s with 14-b/s/Hz aggregate spectral efficiency is transmitted over a 76.8-km seven-core-fiber using space-division multiplexing. Each core carries 160 107-Gb/s PDM-QPSK channels on a 50-GHz grid in the C and L bands.
Keywords :
light transmission; optical communication; quadrature phase shift keying; wavelength division multiplexing; C band; DWDM transmission; L band; PDM-QPSK channels; bit rate 112 Tbit/s; distance 76.8 km; multicore fiber; seven-core-fiber; space-division multiplexing; Crosstalk; L-band; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
