Title :
43Gbit/s RZ-DQPSK transmission over 1000km of G.652 ultra-low-loss fibre with 250km amplifier spans
Author :
McCarthy, M.E. ; Gleeson, L.M. ; Stephens, M.F.C. ; Phillips, I.D. ; Forysiak, W. ; Towery, C.R. ; Ten, S.
Abstract :
We demonstrate 40 × 43Gbit/s RZ-DQPSK transmission over 1000km of ultra-low-loss G.652 fibre with 250km amplifier spacing. Hybrid Raman-EDFA amplification with co- and contra-directional Raman pumping enables 27dB Raman gain per span and error-free post-FEC performance.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; differential phase shift keying; forward error correction; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; quadrature phase shift keying; FEC performance; RZ-DQPSK transmission; Raman pumping; amplifier spacing; bit rate 43 Gbit/s; distance 250 km; gain 27 dB; hybrid Raman-EDFA amplification; ultra-low-loss fibre; Bit error rate; Dispersion; Gain; Optical noise; Optimization; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621440
