Title :
64QAM based coded modulation transmission over transoceanic distance with > 60 Tb/s capacity
Author :
Cai, J.X. ; Batshon, H.G. ; Mazurczyk, M. ; Zhang, H. ; Sun, Y. ; Sinkin, O.V. ; Foursa, D.G. ; Pilipetskii, A.
Author_Institution :
TE SubCom, Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We achieve 63.5 Tb/s transmission over 5,380 km and 61.9 Tb/s over 5,920 km using 64QAM based coded modulation and continuous 73 nm optical bandwidth. 7.1 b/s/Hz spectral efficiency is achieved with 2.2 dBQ error correction threshold.
Keywords :
error correction codes; modulation coding; quadrature amplitude modulation; spectral analysis; QAM based coded modulation transmission; bit rate 61.9 Tbit/s; bit rate 63.5 Tbit/s; distance 5380 km; distance 5920 km; error correction threshold; optical bandwidth; spectral efficiency; transoceanic distance; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
