• DocumentCode
    2051134
  • Title

    Multi-rate (111-Gb/s, 2×43-Gb/s, and 8×10.7-Gb/s) transmission at 50-GHz channel spacing over 1040-km field-deployed fiber

  • Author

    Wellbrock, Glenn

  • Author_Institution
    Backbone Network Design, Verizon Communications, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    111-Gb/s transmission combined with 2times43-Gb/s and 8times10.7-Gb/s on a 50-GHz grid over 1,040-km field fiber and two ROADMs is demonstrated, showing the feasibility of 100 G overlaying existing 10 G/40 G commercial systems.
  • Keywords
    channel spacing; optical fibre networks; ROADM; bit rate 111 Gbit/s; channel spacing; field-deployed fiber; frequency 50 GHz; multirate transmission; size 1040 km; Channel spacing; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers; Spine; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Brussels
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2227-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2228-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729103
  • Filename
    4729103