Title :
High capacity field trials of 40.5 Tb/s for LH distance of 1,822 km and 54.2 Tb/s for regional distance of 634 km
Author :
Xia, Tiejun J. ; Wellbrock, Glenn A. ; Tanaka, A. ; Ming-Fang Huang ; Ip, Ezra ; Dayou Qian ; Yue-Kai Huang ; Shaoliang Zhang ; Yequn Zhang ; Ji, Philip ; Aono, Yoshiaki ; Murakami, Shinsuke ; Tajima, Tsutomu
Author_Institution :
Verizon, Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
40.5 Tb/s over 1,822 km and 54.2 Tb/s over 634 km field SSMF was realized using 41 Nyquist rate DP-8QAM and DP-16QAM superchannels. They are the highest field capacities for long-haul and regional distances achieved so far.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; quadrature amplitude modulation; DP-16QAM superchannel; DP-8QAM superchannel; SSMF; bit rate 40.5 Tbit/s; depth 1822 km; distance 54.2 km; distance 634 km; long haul distance; regional distance; standard single mode fiber; L-band; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
