Title :
WDM transmission of 3×1.12-Tb/s PDM-16QAM superchannels with 6.5-b/s/Hz in a 162.5-GHz flexible-grid using only optical spectral shaping
Author :
Carvalho, Luis H. H. ; Floridia, Claudio ; Franciscangelis, Carolina ; Parahyba, Victor E. ; Silva, Edson P. ; Gonzalez, Neil ; Oliveira, Julio Cesar R. F.
Author_Institution :
CPqD (Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Telecomun.), Campinas, Brazil
Abstract :
We demonstrated the transmission of 3×1.12-Tb/s superchannels (5×224-Gb/s PDM-16QAM) in 162.5-GHz flexible-grid, 6.5-b/s/Hz SE, using only optical spectral shaping, over SSMF-EDFA link. A maximum reach of 600-km with 3-ROADM passes was obtained employing nonlinear compensation.
Keywords :
optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; PDM-16QAM superchannel; ROADM pass; SSMF-EDFA link; WDM transmission; bit rate 1.12 Tbit/s; bit rate 224 Gbit/s; distance 600 km; flexible-grid; frequency 162.5 GHz; nonlinear compensation; optical spectral shaping; Filtering; High-speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.M3C.3
