Title :
Long-haul 40 Gb/s RZ-DPSK transmission with long repeater spacing
Author :
Cai, J.-X. ; Nissov, M. ; Anderson, W. ; Vaa, M. ; Davidson, C.R. ; Foursa, D.G. ; Liu, L. ; Cai, Y. ; Lucero, A.J. ; Patterson, W.W. ; Corbett, P.C. ; Pilipetskii, A.N. ; Bergano, Neal S.
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., NJ, USA
Abstract :
40 Gb/s RZ-DPSK signals were successfully transmitted over 4,920 km with 110 km repeater spacing using only single stage C-band EDFAs. The performance of 40 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s RZ-DPSK was compared. Q-factor fluctuations are an issue for 40 Gb/s systems.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical repeaters; 110 km; 40 Gbit/s; 4920 km; Q-factor fluctuations; RZ-DPSK transmission; long repeater spacing; single stage C-band EDFA; Dispersion; Fluctuations; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Q factor; Repeaters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215953
