Title :
Unrepeatered 2.4 Gbit/s transmission experiment over 250 km of step-index fibre using erbium power amplifier
Author :
Ellis, A.D. ; Stallard, W.A. ; Bryant, E.G. ; Carter, Stephen F. ; Wright, J.V. ; Wyatt, R.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
4/14/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An erbium power amplifier is used to give a system launch power in excess of +20 dBm. In conjunction with an FSK modulation technique this allows unrepeatered transmission over 250 km of step-index fibre with a loss of 50 dB and a total dispersion of 3930 ps nm-1.
Keywords :
erbium; fibre optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; solid lasers; 2.4 Gbit/s; 250 km; 50 dB; FSK modulation; fibre amplifiers; loss; step-index fibre; system launch power; total dispersion; transmission experiment; unrepeatered transmission;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900343
