Title :
Spectrally efficient long-haul transmission of 22-Tb/s using 40-Gbaud PDM-16QAM with coherent detection
Author :
Renaudier, J. ; Bertran-Pardo, O. ; Mardoyan, H. ; Tran, P. ; Charlet, G. ; Bigo, S. ; Konczykowska, A. ; Dupuy, J. -Y ; Jorge, F. ; Riet, M. ; Godin, J.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs., Nozay, France
Abstract :
We report on the transmission of 1-Tb/s clusters of channels, composed by four 50-GHz-spaced WDM channels modulated with 40-Gbaud PDM-16QAM. We transmit 22-Tb/s data over 2,400 km, with a spectral efficiency of 5 bit/s/Hz.
Keywords :
light coherence; optical communication; optical modulation; quadrature amplitude modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; 40-Gbaud PDM-16QAM; WDM channels; bit rate 22 Tbit/s; coherent detection; spectral efficiency; spectrally efficient long-haul transmission; Adaptive optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
