Title :
1.3 /spl mum bidirectional optical transmission over 31 km of installed single-mode fibre using optical couplers
Author :
McDonna, A.P. ; McCartney, D.J. ; Mortimore, D.B.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Research Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
Results are reported of 1.3 μm bidirectional optical transmission over 31 km of installed cabled fibre at transmission rates of 34-650 Mbit/s using fused biconical tapered couplers manufactured at BTRL. With the introduction of 6 dB extra path loss it is possible to double the system capacity incurring only a small additional penalty at 34 and 140 Mbit/s and no other penalty at 320 and 650 Mbit/s.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibres; optical links; 1.3 microns; 31 km; 34 to 650 Mbit/s; bidirectional optical transmission; fused biconical tapered couplers; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibres; optical links; single-mode fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840494
