Title :
Recent advances in undersea long-haul transmission
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This paper reviews recent technology advances in undersea long-haul transmission including amplification technologies to extend repeater spacing and advanced modulation formats to facilitate higher data rates and improve spectral efficiency.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; differential phase shift keying; erbium; multiplexing; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical repeaters; JkJk:Er; RZ-DPSK modulation; Raman assisted EDFA; amplification technologies; high data rates; long-haul transmission; modulation formats; polarization division multiplexing; repeater spacing; spectral efficiency; undersea transmission; Bandwidth; Costs; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Phase modulation; Polarization; Repeaters; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5213445
