Title :
Undersea Transmission Systems - from Festoon to Transpacific
Author :
Kovsh, Dmitriy ; Golovchenko, Ekaterina ; Abbott, Stuart
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ
Abstract :
We give an overview of enabling technologies offered in today´s submarine fiber optics WDM networks. We discuss evolution of undersea technologies through the last decade and review requirements and challenges that arise in designing and developing modern undersea systems.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; underwater optics; wavelength division multiplexing; submarine fiber optics WDM networks; undersea transmission; wavelength division multiplexing; Costs; Joining processes; Marine technology; Optical add-drop multiplexers; Optical amplifiers; Optical fibers; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519084
