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Field demonstration of 565 Mbit/s DPSK coherent transmission system over 176 km of installed fibre

M.J. Creaner, R.C. Steele, I. Marshall, G.R. Walker, N.G. Walker, J. Mellis, I. Sturgess, M. Rutherford, J. Davidson, M.C. Brain

Electronics Letters · 1988 · 19 citations · 0 references

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EngineeringElectrical EngineeringPhysicsOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsFiber OpticsFiber-optic CommunicationOptical Communication SystemsOptical Fiber PropagationOptical FibersOptical ModulationCoherent ModulationCoherent Optical CommunicationDirect DetectionFiber Optic Communication SystemsField-scale DemonstrationOptical Transmission SystemsPolarization Mode Dispersion

Abstract

We report the results of a 565 Mbit/s coherent system field trial over 176 km of installed SM fibre. Fully automated endless polarisation control was employed using a novel method and error free operation was achieved with BER readings of better than 10−13.