1109-Tbit/s SDM transmission over 6,370 km using a full C-band seven-core EDFA

Koji Igarashi, Koki Takeshima, Takehiro Tsuritani, Hidenori Takahashi, Seiya Sumita, Itsuro Morita, Yukihiro Tsuchida, Masateru Tadakuma, Koichi Maeda, Tsunetoshi Saito,

Optics Express · 2013 · 51 citations · 8 references

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We confirm the feasibility of 100-Tbit/s-class trans-oceanic SDM transmission. Using seven-core fiber spans with seven-core full C-band EDFAs, 7 × 264-channel quasi-Nyquist-WDM 60-Gbit/s PDM-QPSK signals are transmitted over 6,370 km.

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