Title :
Life of a submarine cable from laboratory to seabed
Author :
Gautheron, O. ; Letellier, V.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel, Nozay, France
Abstract :
This paper summarizes the three years life time of a long-haul submarine system, starting from the laboratory investigation and ending up with the on-site commissioning transmission tests.
Keywords :
optical cables; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; submarine cables; wavelength division multiplexing; 3 years; laboratory investigation; life time; long-haul submarine system; on-site commissioning transmission test; seabed; submarine cable; Channel spacing; Laboratories; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Pulse measurements; Repeaters; Sea measurements; Underwater cables; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247584
