Title :
1.8Tbit/s 6500km transoceanic NRZ system assessment with industrial margins using 25GHz channel spacing
Author :
Vareille, G. ; Marcerou, J.F.
Author_Institution :
Centre de Viliarceaux, Alcatel, Nozay
Abstract :
We report a transmission capacity of 181 channels at 10.66 Gbit/s over 6575 km using NRZ format with 25 GHz channel spacing over 36 nm of C-band. The average Q factor is 12.4 dB, corresponding to a 3.2 dB system margin with enhanced FEC
Keywords :
channel capacity; channel spacing; forward error correction; marine communication; optical fibre communication; underwater optics; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.8 Tbit/s; 10.66 Gbit/s; 25 GHz; 6500 km; C-band; FEC; Q factor; WDM transmission system; channel spacing; channel transmission capacity; industrial submarine system; transoceanic NRZ system;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
