• DocumentCode
    1889409
  • Title

    Advances in fibers and transmission line technology for long haul submarine systems

  • Author

    Levring, Ole A. ; Peckham, Dave

  • Author_Institution
    OFS Fitel Denmark, Brondby, Denmark
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    20-24 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    We review recent development of optical fibers for submarine networks. Further we discuss how new signal formats and increased bit rates change the requirements for fibers and challenge the balance between effective area and cable performance.
  • Keywords
    marine communication; optical cables; optical fibre networks; submarine cables; cable performance; effective area; long haul submarine system; optical fiber networks; signal formats; singlemode transmission; transmission line technology; Marine technology; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical transmitters; Polarization mode dispersion; Repeaters; Transmission lines; Underwater vehicles; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Vienna
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5096-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5287331