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Single-Wavelength 400G Transmission Over 6,000 km

2 April 2018 Bertrand Clesca Optical Networking

ZTE, OFS and NeoPhotonics recently announced the 6,000 km transmission of single-wavelength 400G WDM channels.

47 Tbit/s Capacity per Fiber Pair!

26 February 2017 Bertrand Clesca Subsea Cable Systems

C+L repeater technology will deliver in 2018 up to 47 Tbit/s capacity per fiber pair (i.e. 282 Tbit/s subsea cable system capacity over regional distances).

Aggregation and Disaggregation in Optical Networks

10 January 2017 Bertrand Clesca Optical Networking

Equipment aggregation was popular in the 2000s but disaggregation is now gaining acceptance under the pressure of IT industry and content providers.

Subsea Cable System Tutorial

19 August 2016 Bertrand Clesca Subsea Cable Systems, Tutorials

This subsea cable system tutorial delivers an overview of the architecture, technologies and components involved in subsea networks.

New Modulation Format Tutorial

15 July 2015 Bertrand Clesca Tutorials

Open Line Systems Wanted for Long-Haul DCI

12 April 2015 Bertrand Clesca Data Centers

Optical Amplification Tutorial

8 April 2015 Bertrand Clesca Tutorials

Optical Transport Tutorial

4 February 2015 Bertrand Clesca Tutorials