Exploring capacity limits of fibre-optic communication systems

René Jean Essiambre; Gerard J. Foschini; Peter J. Winzer; Gerhard Kramer

doi:10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729285

Exploring capacity limits of fibre-optic communication systems

René Jean Essiambre, Gerard J. Foschini, Peter J. Winzer, Gerhard Kramer

Alcatel-Lucent

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The problem of evaluating the maximum possible rate of information transmission in fibre-optic communication systems is discussed. A spectral efficiency of ∼7 bits/s/Hz over 1000 km in one polarization is shown to be theoretically achievable.

Original language	English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729285
State	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes
Event	2008 34th European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC 2008 - Brussels, Belgium Duration: 21 Sep 2008 → 25 Sep 2008

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Conference	2008 34th European Conference on Optical Communication, ECOC 2008
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Brussels
Period	21/09/08 → 25/09/08

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