Title :
128/spl times/10.66 Gbit/s transmission over 840 km standard SMF with 140 km optical repeater spacing (30.4 dB loss) employing dual-band distributed Raman amplification
Author :
Terahara, T. ; Hoshida, T. ; Kumasako, J. ; Onaka, H.
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
We present the first demonstration of a high-capacity (1.28 Tbit/s), long-haul (6/spl times/140 km) WDM transmission employing dual-band (C/L-band) distributed Raman amplification (DRA). The DRA improved OSNR and enabled an extra-long repeater spacing of 140 km.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical repeaters; 10.66 Gbit/s; 30.4 dB; 840 km; Gbit/s transmission; dual-band C/L-band distributed Raman amplification; dual-band distributed Raman amplification; extra-long repeater spacing; high-capacity Tbit/s long-haul WDM transmission; optical repeater spacing; standard SMF; Dual band; L-band; Optical losses; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Propagation losses; Repeaters; Signal to noise ratio; 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.2000.869473
