Multi Gbit/s bit parallel WDM transmission using dispersion managed fibers

Author

Segatto, M. E Vieira ; Kashyap, R. ; Maxwell, G.D. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Bhagavatula, V.A. ; Berkey, G.E. ; Evans, A.F.

Author_Institution

BT Adastral Park, Ipswich, UK

Volume

12

Issue

8

fYear

2000

Firstpage

995

Lastpage

997

Abstract

This paper demonstrates the feasibility of a bit parallel WDM (BP-WDM) system using dispersion managed fibers. An expression for the total bit skew as a function of the fiber dispersion and system bandwidth is derived and compared with experimental results. A 4 bit/spl times/10 Gbit/s-per bit BP-WDM transmission experiment over 30 km DMF is used and an aggregate bite rate/spl times/distance product of 1.2 Tbit/s-km is obtained. The total bit skew of the system is reduced to one half of the bit period. We believe that systems using BPWDM will be useful for computer interconnects in high-speed parallel systems and ring networks.

Keywords

optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network management; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.2 Tbit/s; 10 Gbit/s; 30 km; aggregate bite rate; bit parallel WDM; computer interconnects; dispersion managed fibers; fiber dispersion; high-speed parallel systems; multi Gbit/s bit parallel WDM transmission; ring networks; system bandwidth; total bit skew; Aggregates; High speed optical techniques; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.867986

Filename

867986