Title :
The first Transpacific optical fiber submarine cable system
Author :
Niiro, Yasuhiko ; Ejiri, Yoshihiro ; Yamamoto, Hitoshi
Author_Institution :
Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
The authors describe the laying and test results of the KDD (Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co.) portion of the Third Transpacific Submarine Cable System (TPC-3), which is the first long-haul optical-fiber undersea cable in the Pacific. The system is an OS-280M optical-fiber submarine cable system, which operates at a 1.3-μm wavelength and has two fiber pairs of 280 Mb/s. The total cable length of the KDD portion of the TPC-3 is approximately 4000 km, and there are 73 repeaters including one deep-sea branching unit. Issues discussed are system design, integration development, the transmission line model and level diagram, and system margin. The successful operation of the integrated system is reported
Keywords :
cable laying; cable testing; optical cables; optical links; submarine cables; 1.3 micron; 280 Mbit/s; 4000 km; KDD; OS-280M; Pacific; TPC-3; Transpacific optical fiber submarine cable system; cable laying; cable testing; deep-sea branching unit; integration development; level diagram; long-haul optical-fiber undersea cable; repeaters; system design; system margin; transmission line model; Marine technology; Oceans; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Power cables; Power system reliability; Repeaters; Research and development; Underwater cables;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1989. ICC '89, BOSTONICC/89. Conference record. 'World Prosperity Through Communications', IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1989.49933
