• DocumentCode
    515526
  • Title

    Transparent WDM network with bitrate tunable optical OFDM transponders

  • Author

    Klekamp, Axel ; Rival, Olivier ; Morea, Annalisa ; Dischler, Roman ; Buchali, Fred

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland AG, Stuttgart, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-25 March 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Reach estimations for several variable-bitrate OFDM schemes are presented and discussed in the framework of a transparent EU core network scenario. 44% reduction on OE interfaces is found compared to a fixed-bitrate 40 Gb/s network.
  • Keywords
    OFDM modulation; optical fibre networks; transponders; wavelength division multiplexing; OE interfaces; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; bitrate tunable optical OFDM transponders; fixed-bit rate network; transparent EU core network; transparent WDM network; Bit rate; Nonlinear optics; OFDM; Optical fiber networks; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Transponders; WDM networks;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-884-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5465235