Electronics Letters · 1994 · 46 citations · 0 references
EngineeringCommunicationElectrical EngineeringDigital CommunicationOptoelectronicsPhotonicsError Control CodingError CorrectionError-correcting CodesFiber OpticsOptical AmplifiersOptical Communication SystemsErbium-doped Fiber AmplifiersForward Error CorrectionOptical ReceiversOptical TransmissionOptical Transmission SystemsReceiver SensitivityReceiver Sensitivity AdjustmentReceiver Sensitivity Analysis
Using forward error correction (FEC) technology and erbium-doped fibre amplifiers (EDFAs), 5 Gbit/s optical transmission terminal equipment provides better than −40dBm receiver sensitivity at a BER of 10-11. The experiments focused on the FEC feature of the removal of the BER floor together with long-distance repeaterless transmission.