42 X 42.7 GB/S RZ-DPSK TRANSMISSION OVER A 4820 KM LONG NZDSF DEPLOYED LINE USING C-BAND-ONLY EDFAS
23 February 2004
The transmission of 42 RZ-DPSK channels at 42.7 Gb/s is demonstrated over 4820 km of NZDSF deployed line with more than 3 dB margin. A performance comparison with the same capacity using 166/spl times/10 Gb/s DPSK is demonstrated.