• DocumentCode
    3096624
  • Title

    Ultra-large capacity transmission over trans-oceanic distances with multi-core fibers and EDFAs

  • Author

    Suzuki, M. ; Takahashi, Hiroki ; Igarashi, Koji ; Takeshima, Koki ; Tsuritani, Takehiro ; Morita, Itsuro

  • Author_Institution
    KDDI R&D Labs. Inc., Fujimino, Japan
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    23-27 June 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    Space-division multiplexing (SDM) with multi-core/multi-mode fibers has potential to increase the transmission capacity drastically. In this paper, we investigate the feasibility of trans-oceanic transmission towards beyond 100 Tbit/s using multi-core fibers. Experimental results using 7-core fibers/EDFAs are also presented.
  • Keywords
    erbium; light transmission; optical fibre amplifiers; space division multiplexing; 7-core fibers; EDFA; SDM; multicore fibers; multicore-multimode fibers; space division multiplexing; trans-oceanic distances; trans-oceanic transmission; transmission capacity; ultralarge capacity transmission; Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Multicore processing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing; Multi-core fiber; SDM; long-haul transmission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2013 15th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Cartagena
  • ISSN
    2161-2056
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICTON.2013.6602819
  • Filename
    6602819