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2018
Conference Paper
Titel
Maximizing the Capacity of Installed Optical Fiber Infrastructure via Wideband Transmission
Abstract
Optical wideband communication systems aim at transmitting over several, if not all, of the low-loss windows of single-mode fibre, i.e. the O-, E-, S-, C-, and L-band. Recently, there has been a clear trend in the industry to support additional bands beyond C-band. While C+L-band solutions are close to commercialization and first products are emerging, the research focus is shifting to supporting also the S-band and, finally, the whole O- to L-band (resulting in a total transmission bandwidth of 365 nm). This contribution highlights the perspectives of wideband communication systems for optical networks, providing a realistic roadmap for their deployment. Particular emphasis is paid on a first analysis to estimate the maximum transmittable capacity over these systems.