Wavelength division multiplexing in long-haul transoceanic transmission systems

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 4125-4139

  Bergano, Neal S ^a  

^a TYCO TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Long haul telecommunications; Optical amplifier; Undersea optical communications; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); ERROR CORRECTION; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

LONG-HAUL TRANSOCEANIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; STATE-OF-THE-ART SYSTEMS; UNDERSEA OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 31344471979     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.858255     Document Type: Article

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