Title :
112 Gb/s PM-QPSK transmission up to 6000 km with 200 km amplifier spacing and a hybrid fiber span configuration
Author :
Downie, John D. ; Hurley, Jason ; Cartledge, John ; Bickham, Scott ; Mishra, Snigdharaj
Author_Institution :
Corning Inc., Corning, NY, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate transmission of 112 Gb/s PM-QPSK signals up to 6000 km with 200 km spans. A hybrid fiber span configuration is used that combines two ultra-low loss fibers, one having very large effective area.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; phase modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; PM-QPSK transmission; amplifier spacing; bit rate 112 Gbit/s; distance 200 km; distance 6000 km; hybrid fiber span configuration; ultra low loss fiber; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
