WDM transmission measurements on installed optical amplifier undersea cable systems

Author

Feggeler, J.C. ; Duff, D.G. ; Bergano, N.S. ; Chen, C.-C. ; Chen, Y.C. ; Davidson, C.R. ; Ehrenberg, D.G. ; Evangelides, S.J. ; Ferguson, G.A. ; Heismann, F.L. ; Homsey, G.M. ; Kidorf, H.D. ; Kissell, T.M. ; Meixner, A.E. ; Menges, R. ; Miller, J.L., Jr.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

25 Feb.-1 March 1996

Firstpage

72

Lastpage

73

Abstract

Summary form only given. Wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) transmission tests have been performed on recently installed portions of the Trans-Pacific Cable (TPC-5) and Trans-Atlantic Cable (TAT-12) systems to determine the upgrade capability of the undersea plant for each system. Tests were performed at various transmission rates up to 30 Gbit/s and at distances up to 16800 km.

Keywords

fibre lasers; optical fibre polarisation; submarine cables; wavelength division multiplexing; 16800 km; 30 Gbit/s; TAT-12; TPC-5; Trans-Atlantic Cable; Trans-Pacific Cable; WDM transmission measurements; installed optical amplifier undersea cable systems; installed portions; transmission rates; undersea plant; upgrade capability; wavelength-division multiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Hafnium; Optical amplifiers; Polarization; Power generation; Q measurement; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96

Print_ISBN

1-55752-422-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1996.907654

Filename

907654