Title :
1.6-b/s/Hz Spectrally Efficient 40 × 85.6-Gb/s Transmission Over 1,700 km of SSMF Using POLMUX-RZ-DQPSK
Author :
van den Borne, D. ; Jansen, S.L. ; Gottwald, E. ; Krummrich, P.M. ; Khoe, G.D. ; de Waardt, H.
Author_Institution :
COBRA institute, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands (e-mail:D.v.d.Borne@tue.nl)
Abstract :
Long-haul transmission (>1,000 km) with 1.6-b/s/Hz spectral efficiency is shown for the first time. Using polarization-multiplexed RZ-DQPSK, we demonstrate 40 × 85.6-Gb/s transmission over 1,700 km (18 × 94.5 km) of standard-single-mode fiber with 1-dB Q-margin.
Keywords :
Distributed feedback devices; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.216067
