Title :
In-line dispersion compensation free WDM transmission with low-slope non-zero dispersion-shifted fibre for introduction of 40-Gbit/s
Author :
Tanaka, M. ; Makihara, K. ; Sohma, K. ; Matsushita, K. ; Okuno, T. ; Sasaki, T. ; Sasaoka, E. ; Onishi, M.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. R&D Labs., Sumitomo Electr. Ind. Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
A transmission line with 240 km of low-slope non-zero dispersion-shifted fibre is proved to enable cost effective upgrade from a completely dispersion compensation free 10-Gbit/s WDM system to an in-line dispersion compensation free 40-Gbit/s WDM system.
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 240 km; 40 Gbit/s; WDM transmission; fibre transmission line; inline dispersion compensation free WDM; low-slope dispersion-shifted fibre; nonzero dispersion-shifted fibre;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
