• DocumentCode
    1057729
  • Title

    The SL Undersea Lightwave System

  • Author

    Runge, Peter K. ; Trischitta, Patrick R.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    11/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    784
  • Lastpage
    793
  • Abstract
    The SL Undersea Lightwave System is a large capacity digital fiber-optic transmission system capable of spanning the world´s largest oceans and seas. The system is now being manufactured for use in telecommunications systems planned for the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In this paper we will discuss how the risks associated with using relatively new lightwave technology were minimized to design a digital undersea communication system which excels in reliability, availability, and performance.
  • Keywords
    Underwater optical fiber systems; Availability; Manufacturing; Marine technology; Marine vehicles; Mechanical cables; Oceans; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Redundancy; Uncertainty;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8716
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSAC.1984.1146124
  • Filename
    1146124