Ultrahigh-Speed OTDM-Transmission Technology

Author

Weber, Hans-Georg ; Ludwig, Reinhold ; Ferber, Sebastian ; Schmidt-Langhorst, Carsten ; Kroh, Marcel ; Marembert, Vincent ; Boerner, Christof ; Schubert, Colja

Author_Institution

Fraunhofer Inst. for Telecommun., Heinrich-Hertz-Inst., Berlin

Volume

24

Issue

12

fYear

2006

Firstpage

4616

Lastpage

4627

Abstract

This paper reviews ultrahigh-speed data transmission in optical fibers based on optical time division multiplexing (OTDM) transmission technology. Optical signal processing in the transmitter and receiver as well as the requirements on ultrahigh-speed data transmission over a fiber link are discussed. Finally, results of several OTDM-transmission experiments, including 160-Gb/s transmission over 4320 km, 1.28-Tb/s transmission over 240 km, and 2.56-Tb/s transmission over 160-km fiber link, are described

Keywords

data communication; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre communication; optical information processing; optical receivers; optical transmitters; time division multiplexing; 1.28 Tbit/s; 160 Gbit/s; 160 km; 2.56 Tbit/s; 240 km; 4320 km; fiber link; optical fibers; optical receiver; optical signal processing; optical time division multiplexing; optical transmitter; ultrahigh-speed data transmission; Bit rate; Data communication; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Time division multiplexing; Ultrafast optics; WDM networks; Optical communication; optical signal processing; time division multiplexing (TDM); ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2006.885784

Filename

4063441