Title :
640 Gb/s (64×12.3 Gb/s) 12,700 km RZ-DPSK WDM transmission with 75 km repeater spacing
Author :
Bakhshi, B. ; Manna, M. ; Golovchenko, E.A. ; Corbett, P. ; Jiang, S. ; Li, H. ; Abbott, S.M. ; Nissov, M. ; Harvey, G. ; Zhu, R. ; Zhong, Q.
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Feasibility of a 640 Gb/s over 12,700 km WDM transmission is evaluated. Utilizing 75 km repeater spacing and 18 nm C-band EDFAs, this demonstration shows high potential for the next generation transpacific communication systems.
Keywords :
channel spacing; differential phase shift keying; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical repeaters; wavelength division multiplexing; 12700 km; 18 nm; 640 Gbit/s; 75 km; C-band EDFA; RZ-DPSK WDM transmission; WDM transmission feasibility; next generation transpacific communication systems; repeater spacing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
