The new lightwave technology based on the erbium-doped fiber-amplifier (EDFA) will allow the next generation of undersea cable systems to have eight times the capacity of existing cables. In this paper error-free transmission over 9000 km has been demonstrated using EDFAs both at 5 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s. The characteristic of optical amplifier systems - more noise on the marks rail than the spaces - is easily observed. The shapes of the waveforms before and after transmission are very similar. This shows that the deleterious effects of nonlinearities and dispersion that could distort the waveform have been properly managed.<>


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Undersea lightwave communications systems using erbium-doped fiber amplifiers


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1993-01-01


    Size :

    156911 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Undersea Lightwave Communications Systems Using Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers

    IEEE; Lasers and Electro-Optics Society | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1993


    Undersea Lightwave Transmission Systems Using Er-Doped Fiber Amplifiers

    Bergano, N. S. | British Library Online Contents | 1993


    Long-haul repeaterless undersea lightwave systems

    Hansen, P.B. / Eskildsen, L. | IEEE | 1995


    Undersea lightwave system experiments

    Abbott, S.M. / Wagner, R.E. / Trischitta, P.R. | Tema Archive | 1983


    Long-Haul Repeaterless Undersea Lightwave Systems

    IEEE / Lasers and Electro-Optics Society | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995