Title :
500 Gb/s (50/spl times/10 Gb/s) WDM transmission over 4000 km using broadband EDFAs and low dispersion slope fiber
Author :
Imai, K. ; Tsuritani, T. ; Takeda, H. ; Tanaka, K. ; Edagawa, N. ; Suzuki, M.
Author_Institution :
KDD Kamifukuoka R&D Labs., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
500 Gb/s, over 4000 km transmission was moderated with 22 nm-bandwidth EDFAs and low dispersion slope fiber. By reducing the dispersion slope and fiber nonlinearity, the transmission distance was almost doubled compared to the previous experiments with similar capacity.
Keywords :
broadband networks; erbium; nonlinear optics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; 4000 km; 500 Gbit/s; Gb/s WDM transmission; broadband EDFAs; fiber nonlinearity; low dispersion slope fiber; transmission distance; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical waveguides; Phase modulation; Q factor; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766038
