Perspective of applications of mid-infrared optical systems for long haul communications

Author

de Bortoli, M. ; Marone, G. ; Moncalvo, A.

Author_Institution

CSELT, Torino, Italy

fYear

1988

fDate

12-15 June 1988

Firstpage

67

Abstract

A discussion is presented of the impact of the future fluorozirconate-based optical-fiber systems, operating at 2.5-3.4 mu m, on long-distance communication applications. Evaluations and comparisons with other alternatives (mainly 1.55 mu m) direct and coherent detection are performed, focusing on optical submarine links in the Mediterranean basin. It is shown that it will be necessary to reduce the losses of ZrF/sub 4/ for 2.55- mu m optical fibers to less than 0.1 dB/km in order to improve the performance needed for coherent detection with 1.55- mu m silica fibers.<>

Keywords

optical fibres; optical links; 1.55 micron; 2.5 to 3.4 micron; Mediterranean basin; ZrF/sub 4/; coherent detection; direct detection; fluorozirconate-based optical fibre system; long haul communications; mid-infrared optical systems; optical fibres; optical submarine links; silica fibres; Economic forecasting; Glass; Laboratories; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Performance evaluation; Repeaters; Underwater vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications, 1988. ICC '88. Digital Technology - Spanning the Universe. Conference Record., IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICC.1988.13536

Filename

13536