10x224-Gb/s POLMUX-16QAM transmission over 656 km of large-Aeff PSCF with a special efficiency of 5.6 b/s/Hz

Authors :: Sleiffer, V.A.J.M.
Alfiad, M.S.
Borne, van den, D.
Kuschnerov, M.
Veljanovski, V.
Hirano, M.
Yamamoto, Y.
Sasaki, T.
Jansen, S.L.
Wuth, T.
Waardt, de, H.
Electro-Optical Communication
Source :: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 23(20), 1427-1429. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: We demonstrate the successful transmission of 10 channels with 224-Gb/s POLMUX-16QAM modulation (28 GBaud) on a 37.5-GHz wavelength grid. Using large-Aeff pure-silica-core fibers we show a 656-km transmission distance with a spectral efficiency of 5.6 b/s/Hz. We report a back-to-back performance penalty of 3.5 dB compared to theoretical limits at the forward-error correction (FEC) limit (bit-error rate of 3.8·10-3), and a margin of 0.5 dB in Q-factor with respect to the FEC-limit after 656 km of transmission.

Language :: English
ISSN :: 10411135
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 23(20), 1427-1429. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Accession number :: edsair.narcis........80a6ed371711453ed2495cf86a2f1312

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