DocumentCode
1380975
Title
Simultaneously regenerated 4×40 Gbit/s dense WDM transmission over 10000 km using single 40 GHz InP Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author
Leclerc, O. ; Dany, B. ; Rouvillain, D. ; Brindel, P. ; Desurvire, E. ; Duchet, C. ; Shen, A. ; Devaux, F. ; Coquelin, A. ; Goix, M. ; Bouchoule, S. ; Fleury, L. ; Nouchi, P.
Author_Institution
Alcatel Corp. Res. Center, Marcoussis, France
Volume
36
Issue
18
fYear
2000
fDate
8/31/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1574
Lastpage
1575
Abstract
Simultaneous optical regeneration of four 200 GHz-spaced 40 Gbit/s channels in a single polarisation-insensitive InP Mach-Zehnder modulator is demonstrated by means of a dense WDM loop transmission over 10000 km, yielding spectral efficiency of 0.27(bit/s)/Hz
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; electro-optical modulation; indium compounds; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; light polarisation; optical repeaters; sensitivity; wavelength division multiplexing; 10000 km; 160 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; GHz-spaced Gbit/s channels; InP; InP Mach-Zehnder modulator; dense WDM loop transmission; simultaneously regenerated Gbit/s dense WDM transmission; single polarisation-insensitive InP Mach-Zehnder modulator; spectral efficiency;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20001089
Filename
868121
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