Title :
Performance Comparison of a New Low-Attenuation Fibre with G.652 Fibre in Unrepeatered Single-Span Systems
Author :
Downie, J.D. ; Hurley, J. ; Khrapko, R. ; Ma, D. ; Gray, S.
Author_Institution :
Corning Incorporated, 1 Riverfront Plaza, SP-AR-02-1, Corning, NY 14831, downiejd@corning.com
Abstract :
Results are presented for single-span WDM transmission experiments with a new low-attenuation fibre (~0.17 dB/km). We compare this fibre and G.652 fibre in multiple system configurations, showing consistent reach advantages with the low-attenuation fibre.
Keywords :
Attenuation; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Light scattering; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Raman scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4800873
