Abstract
Unrepeatered 42.7 Gb/s per channel RZ-DPSK transmission over standard SMF-28 fibre with novel URFL based amplification using fibre Bragg gratings is investigated. OSNR and gain performance are studied experimentally and through simulations. Error free transmission for 16 channels across the full C-band with direct detection was experimentally demonstrated for 280 km span length, as well as 6-channel transmission at 340 km and single-channel transmission up to 360 km (75 dB) without employing ROPA or specialty fibres.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9687-9692 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 8 |
Early online date | 15 Apr 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Apr 2014 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding: UK EPSRC Programme Grant UNLOC EP/J017582/1 and Spanish MICINN grant RAMAS, TEC2011-27314.