Title :
8×107 Gbit/s serial WDM field trial over 500 km SSMF
Author :
Vorbeck, S. ; Breuer, D. ; Schuh, K. ; Junginger, B. ; Lach, E. ; Idler, W. ; Klekamp, A. ; Veith, G. ; Schneiders, M. ; Wagner, P. ; Xie, C. ; Werner, D. ; Haunstein, H. ; Paul, M. ; Ehrhardt, A. ; Braun, R.P.
Author_Institution :
Zentrum Tech. Einfuhrung, Deutsche Telekom AG, Darmstadt, Germany
Abstract :
8 times 107 Gbit/s DWDM transmission is achieved over a 500 km field installed fibre link in the Deutsche Telekom network, indicating high link utilization of 1 bit/s/Hz spectral efficiency, needed for Terabit/s network capacity, required in a mid-term timeframe.
Keywords :
optical links; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM transmission; Deutsche Telekom network; distance 500 km; fibre link; high link utilization; serial WDM field trial; Costs; Distortion measurement; Laboratories; Loss measurement; Optimized production technology; Power measurement; Propagation losses; Telecommunication traffic; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
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.2009.5222711
