Unrepeatered 2.4 Gbit/s transmission experiment over 250 km of step-index fibre using erbium power amplifier

14 April 1990

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 26 (8) , 528-530
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19900343

Abstract

An erbium power amplifier is used to give a system launch power in excess of +20 dBm. In conjunction with an FSK modulation technique this allows unrepeatered transmission over 250 km of step-index fibre with a loss of 50 dB and a total dispersion of 3930 ps nm⁻¹.

Keywords

SYSTEM LAUNCH POWER
FIBRE AMPLIFIERS
TRANSMISSION EXPERIMENT
UNREPEATERED TRANSMISSION
STEP-INDEX FIBRE
FSK MODULATION
LOSS
50 DB
TOTAL DISPERSION
2.4 GBIT/S
250 KM