We demonstrate the combination of offset launch and subcarrier multiplexing (SCM) to allow
extended range link operation at 2.5 Gb/s. Indeed, it is shown that the transmission of a …

Strategies for upgrading installed lightwave systems that use conventional step-index fiber
have followed two paths. Wavelength multiplexing of several 2.5-Gb/s channels can allow …

High bandwidth data transmission in multimode fibre links using subcarrier multiplexing with
VCSELs Page 1 ELECTRONICS LETTERS 2nd April 1998 Vol. 34 No. 7 High bandwidth data …

By using dispersion-free single-mode fibres at 1.5? m, where silica fibres have minimum
loss, an optical transmission experiment was successfully carried out at 800 Mbit/s with 20 …

This paper presents a historical review of fiber technologies from the 1970s till now, focused
on design, transmission characteristics, and reliability assurance of silica optical fibers …

An experiment has been performed over 102 km of low-loss monomode fibre at 140 Mbit/s
using an injection-locked source at 1.52? m. The experiment showed that long-haul …

This book describes in a comprehensive manner the components and systems of fiber optic
communications and networks. The first section explains the theory of multimode and single …

State-of-the-art and systems applications of single-mode wavelength-division multiplexing
(WDM) devices are described. The performance characteristics required differ depending on …

Dispersion-shifted single-mode fibers operating in the 1550-nm window have been
available commercially since 1985. 1 With the advances in high-speed optical …

In the 14 years which have passed since the first proposal that ultralow-loss optical fibers
could in principle be fabricated, astounding progress has taken place in this new …