Title :
Field measurements of 10-Gb/s line-rate transmission on the Columbus-IIB submarine lightwave system
Author :
Jensen, R.A. ; Tench, R.E. ; Duff, D.G. ; Davidson, C.R. ; Chen, C.D. ; Mizuhara, O. ; Nguyen, T.V. ; Tzeng, L.D. ; Yeates, P.D.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We report field measurements of virtually error-free transmission at 10 Gb/s line rate on the installed Columbus-IIB optically amplified submarine lightwave system. For 2100-km transmission an average experimental Q-factor of 18.8 dB was achieved. An eye margin (EM) of +80 mV at 10/sup -15/ bit-error-ratio (BER) was also measured. For 4200 km transmission the average experimental Q-factor was 16.0 dB. Implications for system operation at 10 Gb/s line rate are discussed.<>
Keywords :
Q-factor measurement; measurement errors; optical fibre communication; optical fibre testing; submarine cables; 10 Gbit/s; 2100 km; Columbus-IIB submarine lightwave system; average experimental Q-factor; bit-error-ratio; experimental Q-factor; eye margin; field measurements; line rate; line-rate transmission; optically amplified submarine lightwave system; system operation; virtually error-free transmission; Band pass filters; Filtering theory; Optical amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical noise; Power amplifiers; Q factor; Repeaters; Stimulated emission; Underwater vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
