Title :
Long term field demonstration of optical PMD compensation on an installed OC-192 link
Author :
Chbat, M.W. ; Soignb, J.-P. ; Fuerst, T. ; Anthony, J.T. ; Lanne, S. ; Fevrier, H. ; Desthieux, B.M. ; Bush, A.H. ; Penninckx, D.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel USA, Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the world´s first long term optical PMD compensation for an OC-192 (9.95328 Gb/s SONET) signal on the installed fiber infrastructure of a network operator in East Texas. With a line PMD of 30 ps, BER improvement greater than 4 orders of magnitude has been achieved.
Keywords :
SONET; compensation; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; 30 ps; BER improvement; East Texas; Gb/s SONET signal; installed OC-192 link; installed fiber infrastructure; long term field demonstration; long term optical PMD compensation; network operator; optical PMD compensation; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Repeaters; Stimulated emission;
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.1999.766045
