Title :
Ultra-dense terabit capacity WDM transmission in L-band
Author :
Srivastava, A.K. ; Radic, S. ; Wolf, C. ; Centannil, J.C. ; Sulhoff, J.W. ; Kantor, K. ; Sun, Y.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We report error-free transmission of 100 wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) 10 Gb/s channels with 25 GHz spacing over 400 km of non-zero dispersion shifted fiber. High spectral efficiency of 0.4 b/s/Hz was achieved combining distributed Raman and erbium-doped fiber amplifiers.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; telecommunication channels; telecommunication traffic; wavelength division multiplexing; GHz spacing; L-band; WDM Gb/s channels; distributed Raman fiber amplifiers; erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; error-free transmission; high spectral efficiency; non-zero dispersion shifted fiber; ultra-dense terabit capacity WDM transmission; Bandwidth; Channel spacing; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber lasers; Gain; L-band; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.869472
