Title :
Light-Capacity Loading Studies Over an Installed 28-nm Standard Dispersion-Map Transpacific WDM System
Author :
Bakhshi, B. ; Patterson, W.W. ; Kovsh, D.I. ; Mohs, G. ; Golovchenko, E.A.
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommun., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We present the first detailed study of lightly loaded long-haul WDM systems. We examine how channel performance depends on wavelength and power allocation of idlers in a lightly loaded 28-nm installed transpacific system.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; wavelength assignment; wavelength division multiplexing; dispersion-map transpacific WDM system; idlers; light-capacity loading study; lightly loaded long-haul WDM systems; power allocation; Chirp modulation; Energy management; Joining processes; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical distortion; Power system management; Stimulated emission; Transmitters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528590
