100 Gbit/s WDM transmission at 2 μm: Transmission studies in both low-loss hollow core photonic bandgap fiber and solid core fiber

  • H. Zhang
  • , N. Kavanagh
  • , Z. Li
  • , J. Zhao
  • , N. Ye
  • , Y. Chen
  • , N. V. Wheeler
  • , J. P. Wooler
  • , J. R. Hayes
  • , S. R. Sandoghchi
  • , F. Poletti
  • , M. N. Petrovich
  • , S. U. Alam
  • , R. Phelan
  • , J. O'Carroll
  • , B. Kelly
  • , L. Grüner-Nielsen
  • , D. J. Richardson
  • , B. Corbett
  • , F. C. Garcia Gunning

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Abstract

We show for the first time 100 Gbit/s total capacity at 2 μm waveband, using 4 x 9.3 Gbit/s 4-ASK Fast-OFDM direct modulation and 4 x 15.7 Gbit/s NRZ-OOK external modulation, spanning a 36.3 nm wide wavelength range. WDM transmission was successfully demonstrated over 1.15 km of low-loss hollow core photonic bandgap fiber (HC-PBGF) and over 1 km of solid core fiber (SCF). We conclude that the OSNR penalty associated with the SCF is minimal, while a ∼1-2 dB penalty was observed after the HC-PBGF probably due to mode coupling to higher-order modes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4946-4951
Number of pages6
JournalOptics Express
Volume23
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 23 Feb 2015

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