DocumentCode
2423621
Title
32/spl times/20 Gb/s transmission over trans-Atlantic distance (6200 km) with 31% spectral efficiency
Author
Nissov, M. ; Cai, J.-X. ; Hayee, M.I. ; Pilipetskii, A.N. ; Evangelides, S.G., Jr. ; Pedersen, B. ; Ramanujam, N. ; Davidson, C.R. ; Chen, C.J. ; Mills, M.A. ; Menges, R. ; Corbett, P.C. ; Rivers, C. ; Bergano, N.S.
Author_Institution
Tyco Submarine Syst. Ltd., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Volume
4
fYear
2000
fDate
7-10 March 2000
Firstpage
257
Abstract
We present the first experimental demonstration of trans-Atlantic transmission using DWDM 20 Gb/s channels. A total capacity of 640 Gb/s (32/spl times/20 Gb/s) was transmitted 6200 km with a spectral efficiency of 31 %.
Keywords
optical cables; submarine cables; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 20 Gbit/s; 31 percent; 6200 km; 640 Gbit/s; DWDM Gb/s channels; Gb/s transmission; spectral efficiency; total capacity; trans-Atlantic distance; Amplitude modulation; Chirp modulation; Delay; Forward error correction; Optical fiber testing; Optical signal processing; Phase modulation; Pulse generation; Transmitters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-630-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2000.869475
Filename
869475
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