3.08 Tbit/s (77 x 42.7 Gbit/s) WDM transmission over 1200 km fibre with 180 km repeater spacing using dual C- and L-band hybrid Raman/erbium-doped inline amplifiers
21 June 2001
3.08Tbit/S (77 x 42.7 Gbit/s) WDM transmission over 1200 km fibre with 100 km amplifier spacing and 100 GHz channel spacing is demonstrated. Error-free transmission of all 77 channels is achieved by employing dual C- and L-band hybrid Raman/erbium-doped inline amplifiers, experimental low dispersion slope TrueWave (R) fibre, and forward error correction.