Title :
15.4 Tb/s transmission over 2400 km using polarization multiplexed 32-Gbaud 16-QAM modulation and coherent detection comprising digital signal processing
Author :
Schuh, K. ; Buchali, F. ; Roesener, D. ; Lach, E. ; Bertran-Pardo, O. ; Renaudier, J. ; Charlet, G. ; Mardoyan, H. ; Tran, P.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Stuttgart, Germany
Abstract :
First long haul full C-band 32Gbaud PDM 16-QAM transmission experiment is demonstrated. Successful transmission below hard and soft FEC threshold is measured after 1200 and 2400 km distance reaching a record capacity-bandwidth product for 16-QAM of 37 Pb/s·km.
Keywords :
digital signal processing chips; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; bit rate 15.4 Tbit/s; coherent detection; digital signal processing; distance 2400 km; polarization multiplexed 32-Gbaud PDM 16-QAM modulation; soft FEC; Bit error rate; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Forward error correction; Modulation; Optical noise; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
