Title :
1420-km transmission of sixteen 2.5-Gb/s channels using silica-fiber-based EDFA repeaters
Author :
Chraplyvy, A.R. ; Delavaux, J.-M. ; Derosier, R.M. ; Ferguson, G.A. ; Fishman, D.A. ; Giles, C.R. ; Nagel, J.A. ; Nyman, B.M. ; Sulhoff, J.W. ; Tench, R.E. ; Tkach, R.W. ; Zyskind, J.L.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Sixteen WDM channels each operating at 2.5 Gb/s mere transmitted through 1420 km of fiber without regeneration using silica-based erbium-doped fiber amplifiers. The amplifier spacings ranged between 96 km and 123 km.<>
Keywords :
erbium; fibre lasers; optical fibre communication; wavelength division multiplexing; 1420 km; 2.5 Gbit/s; 2.5-Gb/s channels; 96 to 123 km; WDM channels; amplifier spacings; regeneration; silica-based erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; silica-fiber-based EDFA repeaters; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Repeaters; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
