Author :
Matera, F. ; Settembre, M. ; Tamburrini, M. ; Favre, F. ; Le Guen, D. ; Georges, T. ; Henry, M. ; Michaud, G. ; Franco, P. ; Schiffini, A. ; Romagnoli, M. ; Corsini, R. ; Guglielmucci, M. ; Cascelli, S.
Abstract :
40 Gbit/s single-wavelength alternate-polarisation soliton transmission over 500 km has been successfully demonstrated in a field trial using dispersion-shifted fibre. Comparisons with an equivalent laboratory trial and numerical simulations show that the main source of impairment is polarisation mode dispersion