Title :
Demonstration of 1000km 43Gb/s RZ-DPSK Transmission through a 50GHz Channel Spaced WSS
Author :
Zaacks, M. ; Mahlab, U. ; Mamyshev, P. ; Rasmussen, C. ; Calvitti, J. ; Falta, K.
Author_Institution :
ECI Telecom, Petach Tikva
Abstract :
We demonstrate bandwidth-limited 1000 km transmission of 43 Gb/s RZ-DPSK signals. System bandwidth was limited via a MEMS-based wavelength-selective switch operating at 50 GHz channel spacing. The system demonstrates increased tolerance to bandwidth limitation, noise and non- linearity.
Keywords :
bandwidth allocation; differential phase shift keying; microswitches; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical switches; MEMS-based wavelength-selective switch; RZ-DPSK signal transmission; WSS; bandwidth limitation; bit rate 43 Gbit/s; channel spacing; frequency 50 GHz; size 1000 km; Bandwidth; Channel spacing; Modulation; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Pulse amplifiers;
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
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348484
