Open Access800Gb/s (8x128Gb/s) unrepeatered transmission over 515-km large-area ultra-low-loss fiber using 2nd-order Raman pumping
Author(s) -
Bo Zhu,
Peter Ingo Borel,
T. Geisler,
Rikke Hagensby Jensen,
Lufeng Leng,
Xiaolei Jiang,
D. W. Peckham,
Robert Lingle,
Durgesh S. Vaidya,
M. F. Yan,
P. Wisk,
D. J. DiGiovanni
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.24.025291
Subject(s) - raman amplification , optics , transmission (telecommunications) , raman spectroscopy , materials science , optical fiber , fiber , optical amplifier , fiber laser , amplifier , optical pumping , optoelectronics , raman scattering , laser , physics , telecommunications , computer science , cmos , composite material
We demonstrate unrepeatered transmission of 8x128Gb/s PDM-QPSK signals over a 515k-m fiber link. This ultra-long distance of 800 Gb/s unrepeatered transmission in a single fiber configuration is achieved by employing enabling techniques such as large-effective-area ultra-low-attenuation fibers, co-propagating and counter-propagating 2nd-order-pumped distributed Raman amplification, and remote optically pumped amplifier (ROPA). The ROPA itself is also counter-propagating 2nd-order Raman pumped. The designs and characteristics of the ROPA and 2nd-order pumped distributed Raman amplification are described, and optimization of the transmission performance of this ultra-long reach 800Gb/s unrepeatered transmission fiber link is discussed in this paper.