Where are we at with closing the gap with the Shannon limit that sets an absolute upper limit on fiber capacity per bandwidth unit?
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Tag: Optical Fibers
Article – Options for Increasing Subsea Cable System Capacity
This article from OpticalCloudInfra, published in November 2017 Issue of Submarine Telecoms Forum, talks about subsea cable system capacity maximization.
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Getting Closer to the Shannon Limit with Constellation Shaping (3/4)
Constellation shaping is a way to outperform conventional modulation schemes capacity wise and to operate subsea cable closer to the Shannon limit.
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What Are the Options for Increasing Subsea Cable System Capacity? (2/4)
Various multiplexing options are available for increasing subsea cable system capacity and lowering the cost per transported bit as well.
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Shannon Limit Sets the Upper Bar in Optical Networks (1/4)
In a theory developed in the 40s, the Shannon limit provided a fundamental law that still governs the maximal capacity of modern coherent optical networks.
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The How’s and Why’s of Optical Infrastructure Sharing
Optical infrastructure sharing is an efficient way to enable the building of new optical network infrastructure, in emerging countries especially.
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How Low Can Fiber Loss Go?
Predicting the future is not easy, and this is especially true for the absolute minimum fiber loss that could be achieved within the next years.
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A Pick of the Latest Optical Transport Technology News
Every year the OFC conference is a big opportunity for equipment and component suppliers to share their latest optical transport technology news.
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