Title :
3.65 Tbit/s (365 × 11.6 Gbit/s) transmission experiment over 6850 km using 22.2 GHz channel spacing in NRZ format
Author :
Vareille, G. ; Julien, B. ; Pitel, F. ; Marcerou, J.F.
Abstract :
We report transmission capacity of 3.65 Tbit/s over 6850 km using 365 NRZ channels with 22.2 GHz channel spacing over the C-L bands. The channels are measured with performances corresponding to error-free operation with error correction.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; 11.6 Gbit/s; 3.65 Tbit/s; 6850 km; NRZ channels; NRZ format; capacity; error correction; error-free operation; optical fiber communication; transmission capacity; Channel spacing; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Passive optical networks; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989026