Title :
World´s first 40 Gbps overlay on a field-deployed, 10 Gbps, mixed-fiber, 1200 km, ultra long-haul system
Author :
Chen, David Z. ; Wellbrock, Glenn ; Penticost, Steve J. ; Patel, Dilip ; Rasmussen, Christian ; Childers, M.C. ; Yang, Xu ; Frankel, M.Y.
Author_Institution :
MCI, Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
MCI, Ciena, and Mintera successfully demonstrated the capability of overlaying a production quality 40 Gbps CS-RZ optical signal on a Ciena-designed 1200 km ultra long-haul (ULH) system over an MCI multi-span, mixed-field fiber route from Sacramento to Salt Lake City.
Keywords :
error statistics; optical fibre networks; telecommunication network routing; 10 Gbit/s; 1200 km; 40 Gbit/s; BER; carrier-suppressed return-to-zero; mixed-field fiber route; optical signal; production quality; ultralong-haul system; Cities and towns; Frequency; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Polarization mode dispersion; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192639
