• DocumentCode
    1676158
  • Title

    The Next Frontier in Testing: 40 Gb/s Transmission

  • Author

    Audet, Francis

  • Author_Institution
    EXFO Electro-Optical Eng., Quebec
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    40 Gb/s transmission is now commercially available, and many tier-1 operators may deploy it shortly. New modulation formats, tighter sensitivity specifications, dispersion issues, and Raman amplification - what does this involve in terms of testing?
  • Keywords
    optical fibre communication; optical fibre testing; Raman amplification; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; modulation formats; sensitivity specifications; tier-1 operators; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber testing; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Power generation economics; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348388
  • Filename
    4348388