Title :
Transmission of 1-Tb/s unique-word DFT-spread OFDM superchannel over 8,000-km SSMF
Author :
Li, An ; Chen, Xi ; Gao, Guanjun ; Shieh, William
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We demonstrate transmission of 1.0-Tb/s unique-word DFT-spread OFDM signal over 8000-km SSMF with 80-km span length and EDFA-only amplification, representing a record spectral efficiency and reach product compatible with most of the deployed links.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; discrete Fourier transforms; erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre networks; optical links; EDFA-only amplification; SSMF; bit rate 1 Tbit/s; distance 8000 km; light transmission; span length; spectral efficiency; unique-word DFT-spread OFDM superchannel; Abstracts; Bit error rate; OFDM; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Payloads; Coherent communications; Fiber optics communications;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition, 2011. ACP. Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-8194-8961-6
