Title :
Flexible 40 Gbit/s WDM transmission beyond 1000 km enabled by 195 μm2 Aeff PSCF and AC-RZ signal format
Author :
Sekiya, K. ; Ito, T. ; Sugahara, H. ; Fukuchi, K. ; Ohhira, R. ; Ono, T.
Author_Institution :
Networking Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
2/20/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Stable 40 Gbit/s WDM transmission against increasing number of wavelengths over 1000 km was achieved by ultra-large-core pure-silica-core fibre (PSCF) with 195 μm2 effective core area and alternate-chirped return-to-zero (AC-RZ) signal format. Such stability is indispensable for the flexibility of transmission systems. SPM/GVD degradation due to larger local dispersion of PSCF was successfully suppressed using AC-RZ signal format.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; self-phase modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; 1000 km; 40 Gbit/s; WDM transmission; alternate-chirped return-to-zero signal format; effective core area; group velocity dispersion; pure-silica-core fibre; self-phase modulation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030250