Title :
High Capacity WDM Transmission in 1.0 μm Band over Low Loss PCF Using Supercontinuum Source
Author :
Kurokawa, Kaneyuki ; Yamamoto, Takayuki ; Tajima, Katsubumi ; Aratake, Atsushi ; Suzuki, Kenji ; Kurashima, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We show the possibility of Tb/s WDM transmission at 1.0 μm over PCF using a supercontinuum. The first 1.0 μm WDM transmission was obtained using a supercontinuum with a -10 dB bandwidth of 2.8 THz.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM transmission; frequency 2.8 THz; photonic crystal fibers; supercontinuum source; wavelength 1.0 mum; wavelength division multiplexed transmission; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical pulse generation; Optical receivers; Propagation losses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528337
