Advance Program:
Conference Information:
Ultra-high data-rate (>=80 Gb/s per channel) transmission
is attractive from a terminal equipment perspective,
since it can drastically reduce the number of WDM channels
for the same capacity. Fewer channels
and
fewer components could translate into reduction in terminal
space, power consumption, cost, and the potential for
operational savings. Consequently, ultra-high data-rate
transport could be the next step in the progression of
core optical network technology. Ultra-high data-rate
transmission technologies have been intensely studied
in laboratories recently, with the largest single channel
date rate up to 2.56 Tb/s. Several 160 Gb/s field transmission
experiments have also been demonstrated.
On the other hand, the 10 Gb/s Ethernet has grown significantly
in both metropolitan and wide-area networks over the
past few years. As the traffic of these networks keeps on increasing,
more capacity will be required for the Ethernet in the
future. As the data-rate of
the Ethernet has been historically increased in steps
of ten, the next generation Ethernet will require 100
Gb/s technologies. There
were 100 Gb/s laboratory demonstrations targeting 100
Gb/s Ethernet reported recently.
To transport >=80 Gb/s channels requires solutions
to numerous technical challenges. These challenges include:
- high
speed electronics to support >= 80Gb/s transponders and components
- reduced tolerance to accumulated
chromatic dispersion, dispersion slope, and polarization-mode dispersion
- reduced tolerance to nonlinear
effects
This topical meeting will focus on enabling technologies
for >=80 Gb/s transmission, including:
- high speed transmitters,
receivers, and other components
- Increasing tolerance to dispersion
effects
- Increasing tolerance
to non-linear effects
- Advanced forward error correction
(FEC) codes for ultra-high data-rate transmission
- Laboratory
and field transmission experiments
