Title :
40 Gbit/s transmission and cascaded all-optical wavelength conversion over 1000000 km
Author :
Leuthold, J. ; Raybon, G. ; Su, Y. ; Essiambre, R. ; Cabot, S. ; Jaques, J. ; Kauer, M.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A transmission span of 4×100 km followed by an all-optical wavelength converter is cascaded 2500 times. Thereby transmission of a 40 Gbit/s signal over a total distance of 1000000 km is demonstrated
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1000000 km; 40 Gbit/s; all-optical wavelength converter; cascaded all-optical wavelength conversion; fibre transmission; high-speed networks; nonlinear fibre; recirculating loop; transmission span;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020595
