The role of parallelism in the evolution of optical fiber communication systems

W Klaus, PJ Winzer, K Nakajima - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to overcome the capacity limitations of current lightwave systems based on the
single-mode optical fiber, massively parallel transmission in the spatial domain [space …

Design, acceptance and capacity of subsea open cables

E Rivera Hartling, A Pilipetskii, D Evans… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
This article will discuss the collaboratively formed cross-industry open cables concept for
characterizing optical performance of undersea cables with the intent of assessing and …

Modeling the techno-economics of multicore optical fibers in subsea transmission systems

JD Downie, X Liang, S Makovejs - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We analyze the potential suitability or strength of arguments for the application of multicore
optical fibers in high capacity submarine cable systems via transmission and techno …

Modeling and experimental measurement of power efficiency for power-limited SDM submarine transmission systems

H Srinivas, JD Downie, J Hurley, X Liang… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power efficiency of long-haul optical fiber transmission has emerged as a critical challenge
to cost-effectively increasing submarine cable capacity. Building on previous experimental …

Cable capacity and cost/bit modeling of submarine MCF systems with MC-EDFA alternatives

JD Downie, Y Jung, S Makovejs… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We model and examine various amplification options for trans-oceanic repeatered
submarine systems using multicore fiber (MCF) transmission in the context of relative cable …

9 Tb/s transmission using 29 mW optical pump power per EDFA with 1.24 Tb/s/W optical power efficiency over 15,050 km

JX Cai, G Vedala, Y Hu, OV Sinkin… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We transmit 143x32. 6 GBd 8D-QPSK signal over 15,050 km with EDFAs consuming 29 mW
of 980 nm-pump power. We experimentally achieve record optical power efficiency from 6.5 …

A study of power efficiency maximization in submarine cable systems

JD Downie, X Liang - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Power efficiency is a key concept in submarine cable transmission systems because of fixed
and limited electrical power supplies. Electrical power is provided by a DC voltage applied …

The generalized droop model for submarine fiber-optic systems

A Bononi, JC Antona, P Serena… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Generalized Droop Model for Submarine Fiber-Optic Systems Page 1 5248 JOURNAL OF
LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY, VOL. 39, NO. 16, AUGUST 15, 2021 The Generalized Droop Model …

Multi-core vs hollow-core fibers: Technical study of their viability in SDM power-constraint submarine systems

AC Meseguer, JLO Pacheco, JC Antona… - … and Exhibition on …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Multi-Core vs Hollow-Core Fibers: Technical Study of their Viability in SDM Power-Constraint
Submarine Systems Page 1 Multi-Core vs Hollow-Core Fibers: Technical Study of their Viability …

Repeater power conversion efficiency in submarine optical communication systems

X Liang, JD Downie, JE Hurley - IEEE Photonics Journal, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In power-limited trans-oceanic submarine systems, the electrical-to-optical (E/O) power
conversion efficiency determines the amount of optical signal power generated by repeaters …