Transmission of 16.4-bit/s Capacity Over 2550 km Using PDM QPSK Modulation Format and Coherent Receiver

• Published in: Journal of lightwave technology Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 153 - 157
• Main Authors: Charlet, G., Renaudier, J., Mardoyan, H., Tran, P., Pardo, O.B., Verluise, F., Achouche, M., Boutin, A., Blache, F., Dupuy, J.-Y., Bigo, S.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.02.2009; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Channels; Coherence; Density; Exact sciences and technology; Format; L-band; Modulation; Optical communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical telecommunications; Phase shift keying; Polarization mode dispersion; Product data management; Quadrature phase shift keying; Receivers; Robustness; Spectra; Switches; Systems, networks and services of telecommunications; Telecommunications; Telecommunications and information theory; Transmission and modulation (techniques and equipments); Wavelength division multiplexing; Optical telecommunication; Optical communication; Receiver; Spectral density; Optical modulation; Quadrature phase shift keying; High rate transmission
• ISSN: 0733-8724; 1558-2213
• DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2008.2005506

A record capacity distance product of 41.8 Petabit/s middotkm is demonstrated. A total of 164 channels are modulated at 100 Gbit/s with PDM-QPSK format, packed with 2 bit/s/Hz information spectral density and recovered by off-line processing in a coherent receiver after 2550 km distance.