Title :
Forty Gbit/s optical TDM system for transmission over 560 km of commercial single-mode fibre
Author :
Hadjifotiou, A. ; Pettitt, G. ; Garthe, D. ; Lee, W.S.
Author_Institution :
Nortel Technol., Essex, UK
Abstract :
A robust 40 Gbit/s TDM transmitter/receiver pair based on optical multiplexing/demultiplexing has been implemented for optical transmission evaluation. Back-to-back receiver sensitivities from -29.0 to -26.5 dBm were achieved and Q factors in excess of 18 (or one error in 1053 years). With 560 km of dispersion-shifted fibre (DSF), system Q factors in excess of 8 (BER of 6.3×10-16) were maintained over a signal wavelength range of 2.5 nm
Keywords :
Q-factor; demultiplexing equipment; multiplexing equipment; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; optical transmitters; sensitivity; time division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; 560 km; Q factors; TDM transmitter/receiver pair; back-to-back receiver sensitivities; commercial single-mode fibre; dispersion-shifted fibre; optical TDM system; optical multiplexing/demultiplexing; signal wavelength; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters; Stimulated emission; Time division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Global Telecommunications Conference, 1996. GLOBECOM '96. 'Communications: The Key to Global Prosperity
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3336-5
DOI :
10.1109/GLOCOM.1996.591970
