Over-1000-channel ultradense WDM transmission with supercontinuum multicarrier source |
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Authors: | Ohara T Takara H Yamamoto T Masuda H Morioka T Abe M Takahashi H |
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Affiliation: | Nippon Telegram & Telephone, NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan; |
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Abstract: | In this paper, ultradense wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) transmission technologies are discussed, and a field demonstration of over-1000-channel ultradense WDM transmission is reported. The generation of an ultradense WDM signal using a supercontinuum multicarrier source that generates more than 1000 carriers and uniform precise channel spacing of 6.25 GHz is presented. The influence of four-wave-mixing generated in the transmission fiber and the requirements placed on the WDM multiplexer and demultiplexer is described. An over-1000-channel ultradense WDM transmission experiment is reported. A 1046 /spl times/ 2.67-Gbit/s 6.25-GHz-spaced ultradense WDM signal is successfully transmitted over 126 km of field-installed fibers in the test bed of JGN II. |
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