Abstract
This paper outlines the progress made on the use of subcarrier multiplexing (SCM) for high-speed datacommunications links over multimode fiber. Results include the demonstration of penalty-free transmission of 2.5 Gb/s data over worst case multimode fiber (MMF). A complete link demonstration of an SCM transmission system is reported, based on a quadrature phase-shift keying modulator and demodulator capable of a record 5.1 Gb/s per subcarrier data transmission. Superior performance compared with conventional baseband modulation techniques is shown. It is also demonstrated that when SCM is combined with dense wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM), aggregate data capacity of 200 Gb/s is feasible. Preliminary results demonstrate the possibility of 20-GHz WDM channel spacings, which if scaled show the potential for 1-Tb/s aggregate rates with a bandwidth-length product of 3 Tb/s·km.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3237-3243 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Lightwave Technology |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2003 |
Funding
Manuscript received May 14, 2003; revised September 23, 2003. This work was supported by the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council OSI program and under the PHOTON project. E. J. Tyler was with the University of Bristol, U.K. She is now with BAE Systems, Advanced Technology Centre, BS34 7QW Bristol, U.K. P. Kourtessis, E. Rochart, T. Quinlan, S. E. M. Dudley, and S. D. Walker are with the Optical Systems Research Group, Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, University of Essex, CO4 3SQ Colchester, U.K. M. Webster, R. V. Penty, and I. H. White are with the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, U.K. (e-mail: [email protected]). Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/JLT.2003.819802
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics