Title :
Limitations of WDM transmission over 560 km due to degenerate four wave mixing
Author :
Cleland, D.A. ; Gu, X.Y. ; Ellis, A.D.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Labs., Martlesham Heath, UK
Abstract :
A two channel, 2.4 Gbit/s CPFSK transmission experiment over 560 km using erbium doped fibre amplifiers with a receiver sensitivity of -27 dBm is demonstrated. Four wave mixing effects are shown to be the dominant consideration for the determination of channel spacing.
Keywords :
digital communication systems; frequency division multiplexing; frequency shift keying; multiwave mixing; optical links; telecommunication channels; 2.4 Gbit/s; 560 km; CPFSK transmission experiment; Er doped optical fibres; WDM transmission; channel spacing; degenerate four wave mixing; doped fibre amplifiers; nonlinear optics; receiver sensitivity; two channel heterodyne system;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920190
