Title :
2.56 Tb/s (256×10 Gb/s) transmission over 11,000 km using hybrid Raman/EDFAs with 80 nm of continuous bandwidth
Author :
Foursa, D.G. ; Davidson, C.R. ; Nissov, M. ; Mills, M.A. ; Xu, L. ; Cai, J.X. ; Pilipetskii, A.N. ; Cai, Y. ; Breverman, C. ; Cordell, R.R. ; Carvelli, T.J. ; Corbett, P.C. ; Kidorf, H.D. ; Bergano, Neal S.
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Two hundred and fifty six 10 Gb/s WDM channels were transmitted over 11,000 km in 80 nm of continuous optical bandwidth of hybrid Raman/EDFA for the first time. Using FEC all channels were decoded error free.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; decoding; erbium; forward error correction; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 11000 km; 2.56 Tbit/s; Er-doped fibre amplifiers; FEC; Gb/s WDM channels; Raman laser amplifiers; continuous bandwidth; continuous optical bandwidth; error free decoding; hybrid Raman/EDFAs; optical fibre communication; Bandwidth; Decoding; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Forward error correction; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Shape; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036774
