Title :
Experimental evaluation of TeraLightTM resistance to cross-nonlinear effects for channel spacings down to 50 GHz
Author :
Gurib, S. ; Bertaina, A. ; Gauchard, S. ; Bigo, S. ; Hamaide, J.-P. ; Beylat, J.L. ; de Montmorillon, L.-A. ; Sauvageon, R. ; Nouchi, P. ; Rousseau, J.-C. ; Chariot, J.-F.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Corp. Res. Center, Marcoussis, France
fDate :
5/25/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An investigation is presented into the impact of cross-nonlinear effects over TeraLightTM fibre through an analysis of a 400 km-long 32×10 Gbit/s WDM transmission with channel spacing of 100 and 50 GHz, span loss of 28 dB and optimised dispersion management.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; 10 Gbit/s; 28 dB; 320 Gbit/s; 400 km; Gbit/s WDM transmission; TeraLightTM fibre; TeraLightTM resistance; channel spacing; channel spacings; cross-nonlinear effects; optimised dispersion management; span loss;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000718