Cost-optimized submarine cables using massive spatial parallelism

R Dar, PJ Winzer, AR Chraplyvy… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We study the techno-economics of submarine systems constrained by a fixed electrical
power supply. We show significant cost savings for high-capacity submarine systems using …

Interplay of probabilistic sha** and the blind phase search algorithm

DAA Mello, FA Barbosa, JD Reis - Journal of Lightwave …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Probabilistic sha** (PS) is a promising technique to approach the Shannon limit using a
typical constellation geometries. However, the impact of PS on the chain of signal …

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 …

Maximum capacities in submarine cables with fixed power constraints for C-band, C+ L-band, and multicore fiber systems

JD Downie - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Achieving greater transmission capacity in submarine optical cables is of great interest as
data traffic demands continue to increase worldwide. A significant constraint unique to …

Assessing capacity and cost/capacity of 4-core multicore fibers against single core fibers in submarine cable systems

JD Downie, X Liang, S Makovejs - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2020 - opg.optica.org
We assess the potential applicability and performance of multicore fibers (MCFs) against
conventional single-core fibers (SCFs) in submarine transmission systems. In particular, we …

Mode-dependent loss and gain estimation in SDM transmission based on MMSE equalizers

RSB Ospina, M Van den Hout… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
The capacity in space division multiplexing (SDM) systems with coupled channels is
fundamentally limited by mode-dependent loss (MDL) and mode-dependent gain (MDG) …

Impact of polarization-and mode-dependent gain on the capacity of ultra-long-haul systems

DAA Mello, H Srinivas, K Choutagunta… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Motivated by the recent interest in single-mode semiconductor optical amplifiers and
multimode erbium-doped fiber amplifiers, we present a unified, comprehensive treatment of …

Importance of amplifier physics in maximizing the capacity of submarine links

JK Perin, JM Kahn, JD Downie, J Hurley… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
The throughput of submarine transport cables is approaching fundamental limits imposed by
amplifier noise and Kerr nonlinearity. Energy constraints in ultra-long submarine links …

SNR model for generalized droop with constant output power amplifier systems and experimental measurements

JD Downie, X Liang, V Ivanov, P Sterlingov… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Submarine optical transmission systems are commonly operated with constant output power
amplifiers. The Gaussian Noise (GN) model of propagation was generally developed in the …

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 …