Title :
40 Gbit/s field transmission over standard fibre using midspan spectral inversion for dispersion compensation
Author :
Set, S.Y. ; Girardi, R. ; Riccardi, E. ; Olsson, B.E. ; Puleo, M. ; Ibsen, M. ; Laming, R.I. ; Andrekson, P.A. ; Cisternino, F. ; Geiger, H.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
fDate :
4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The first field trial using midspan spectral inversion for dispersion compensation is presented. All-fibre subsystems allow optical time-division multiplexed transmission over 140 km of standard fibre (D=16ps/nm/km) with polarisation dependence <0.2 dB
Keywords :
compensation; digital communication; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; time division multiplexing; 140 km; 40 Gbit/s; Gbit/s field transmission; OTDM transmission; dispersion compensation; field trial; midspan spectral inversion; optical TDM transmission; optical time-division multiplexed transmission; standard fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990393
