Transmission of 96×100Gb/s with 23% Super-FEC Overhead over 11,680km, using Optical Spectral Engineering
06 March 2011
We transmit 96 PDM-QPSK channels at 100Gb/s over 11,680km, matching the best reported capacity × distance product, but with C-band-only erbium repeaters. 2.7b/s/Hz spectral density is obtained, despite 23% super-FEC overhead, with optical spectral engineering. OCIS codes: (060.1660) coherent communication; (060.4510) optical communication.