Title :
Nonlinear propagation of 1 Tbps Superchannels based on 240 Gbps PM-16QAM subcarriers on PSCF with hybrid Erbium/Raman fiber amplification
Author :
Curri, V. ; Carena, A. ; Bosco, G. ; Poggiolini, P. ; Forghieri, F.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron., Politec. di Torino, Torino, Italy
Abstract :
We evaluate by simulations the maximum reachable distance of 1 Tbps Superchannels based on 240 Gbps PM-16QAM in PSCF links. Operating with subcarrier spacing of only 1.1·RS and using Raman amplification, we demonstrate a maximum reachable distance of 3360 km.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical links; quadrature amplitude modulation; PM-16QAM subcarriers; PSCF links; Raman amplification; bit rate 240 Gbit/s; distance 3360 km; hybrid erbium/Raman fiber amplification; maximum reachable distance; nonlinear propagation; subcarrier spacing; superchannels; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Finite impulse response filter; Gain; Optical filters; Optical noise; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621199