4/spl times/40 Gb/s, 75-km WDM transmission over conventional fiber using a broadband fiber grating

Author

Gnauck, A.H. ; Wiesenfeld, J.M. ; Garrett, L.D. ; Derosier, R.M. ; Forghieri, F. ; Gusmeroli, V. ; Scarano, D.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs.-Res., Red Bank, NJ, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1999

fDate

21-26 Feb. 1999

Firstpage

65

Abstract

We demonstrate four-channel wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) transmission over conventional fiber at per-channel rate of 40 Gbit/s. A 6-nm-bandwidth chirped fiber grating is used for dispersion compensation.

Keywords

broadband networks; chirp modulation; compensation; diffraction gratings; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; 160 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; 75 km; WDM; WDM transmission; bandwidth chirped fiber grating; broadband fiber grating; conventional fiber; dispersion compensation; four-channel wavelength-division multiplexing; per-channel rate; Chirp; Dispersion; Fiber gratings; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-582-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1999.765996

Filename

765996