22 x 10 Gb/s WDM transmission based on extended method of unequally spaced channel allocation around the zero-dispersion wavelength region

Author

Suzuki, H. ; Ohteru, S. ; Takachio, N.

Author_Institution

NTT Network Innovation Lab., Yokosuka, Japan

Volume

11

Issue

12

fYear

1999

Firstpage

1677

Lastpage

1679

Abstract

This letter proposes all unequally spaced channel allocation method that increases the number of channels around the zero-dispersion wavelength region. The validity of this method is confirmed by numerical simulation considering the fluctuation of the zero-dispersion wavelength existing along the installed 1.55-μm dispersion-shifted fibers (DSF´s). A 22×10 Gb/s transmission experiment over 320 km of DSF using the wavelengths ranging from 1532 to 1562 nm is successfully conducted by employing this method.

Keywords

channel allocation; fluctuations; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.55 mum; 10 Gbit/s; 1532 to 1562 nm; 220 Gbit/s; 320 km; Gb/s WDM transmission; Gb/s transmission experiment; channel number; extended method; installed 1.55-/spl mu/m dispersion-shifted fibers; unequally spaced channel allocation; unequally spaced channel allocation method; zero-dispersion wavelength; zero-dispersion wavelength region; Bandwidth; Channel allocation; Chromatic dispersion; Degradation; Fluctuations; Numerical simulation; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.806885

Filename

806885