DocumentCode
516063
Title
10 × 224-Gb/s WDM transmission of 28-Gbaud PDM 16-QAM on a 50-GHz grid over 1,200 km of fiber
Author
Gnauck, A.H. ; Winzer, P.J. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Liu, X. ; Zhu, B. ; Peckham, D.W.
Author_Institution
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
21-25 March 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We demonstrate ten-channel wavelength-division-multiplexed long-haul optical networking of 28-Gbaud PDM 16-QAM signals on a 50-GHz grid (spectral efficiency of 4 b/s/Hz). We achieve transmission over 1,200 km of ultra-large-area fiber, including three wavelength-selective-switch passes.
Keywords
electromagnetic wave polarisation; optical fibre networks; quadrature amplitude modulation; spectral analysis; wavelength division multiplexing; QAM signal; WDM transmission; frequency 50 GHz; polarization-division-multiplexed; spectral efficiency; ten-channel wavelength-division-multiplexed long-haul optical networking; ultra-large-area fiber; wavelength-selective-switch passes; Frequency; Low pass filters; Optical coupling; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-884-1
Type
conf
Filename
5465777
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