Title :
High spectral efficiency (0.53 bit/s/Hz) WDM transmission of 160 Gb/s per wavelength over 400 km of fiber
Author :
Mikkelsen, B. ; Raybon, G. ; Zhu, B. ; Essiambre, R.J. ; Bernasconi, P.G. ; Dreyer, K. ; Stulz, L.W. ; Knudsen, S.N.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A spectral efficiency of 0.53 b/s/Hz is demonstrated at 160 Gb/s over 400 km. The pseudo-linear transmission regime with 100% post compensation is used, and the transmission loss through the 100 km spans is compensated with distributed Raman amplification only.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; compensation; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; wavelength division multiplexing; 100 km; 160 Gbit/s; 400 km; WDM transmission; channel spacing; distributed Raman amplification; high spectral efficiency; optical fibre amplification; optical fibre transmission loss; post compensation; pseudo-linear transmission regime; spectral efficiency; transmission experiment; Channel spacing; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Propagation losses; Pulse modulation; Stimulated emission; Time division multiplexing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
