First Real-Time 400G PAM-4 Demonstration for Inter-Data Center Transmission over 100 km of SSMF at 1550 nm

Nicklas Eiselt, Jinlong Wei, Annika Dochhan, Michael Eiselt, Jörg-Peter Elbers, Juan José Vegas Olmos, Idelfonso Tafur Monroy

Optical Fiber Communication Conference · 2016 · 63 citations · 5 references

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Real-time transmission of 400G (8×50G DWDM) PAM-4 signals for data center interconnects up to 100 km SSMF is successfully demonstrated. All channels stay well below the 802.3bj KR4 FEC limit, thus allowing error free transmission.

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