• DocumentCode
    913989
  • Title

    What is the actual capacity of single-mode fibers in amplified lightwave systems?

  • Author

    Chraplyvy, A.R. ; Tkach, R.W.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Lab., Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    6/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    666
  • Lastpage
    668
  • Abstract
    The combination of amplifier noise and optical nonlinearities limits the maximum capacity of single-mode fibers in amplified lightwave systems. Using fundamental considerations, it is shown that the capacity of single-mode fibers in transcontinental amplified lightwave systems is not terabits/second but less than 100 Gb/s with ideal amplifiers, and significantly less in realistic systems.<>
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; noise; optical fibres; optical links; 100 Gbit/s; amplified lightwave systems; amplifier noise; fibre amplifiers; maximum capacity; optical nonlinearities; single-mode fibers; transcontinental amplified lightwave systems; Bit error rate; Degradation; Dispersion; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.219704
  • Filename
    219704
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=913989