DWDM 40G Transmission Over Trans-Pacific Distance (10 000 km) Using CSRZ-DPSK, Enhanced FEC, and All-Raman-Amplified 100-km UltraWave Fiber Spans

Abstract

We demonstrate error-free dense-wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) transmission of 40 40-Gb/s channels with 100-GHz spacing over 10 000 km dispersion-managed fiber using carrier-suppressed return-to-zero differential-phase-shift keying (CSRZ-DPSK), enhanced foward-error correction, and all-Raman-amplified spans with 100-km terrestrial length.