Sterlite Optical Technologies Ltd

Advantages of G655 Fiber over G652 Fiber

Mumbai, INDIA

October 23, 2003

Suitability of G655 Fiber

G655 fiber is suitable for DWDM system which meets our increasing transmission capacity G655 fiber is suitable for long haul high capacity WDM transmission system Positive dispersion of G655 Fiber inhibits four wave mixing High effective area of G655 Fiber (still less then SMF) mitigates non-linear effects Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) boost the optical signals in C window, which is ideal for NZDS Fiber.
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Suitability of G655 Fiber

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Advantages of G655 over G652

Optical Characteristics
G655 Attenuation at 1550nm (dB/km) Dispersion (1530nm to 1625nm) (ps/nm/km) Dispersion Slope (Ps/km/nm2) Effective Area (m2) MFD (m) Channel Spacing (nm) 0.25 1 14 0.07 55 8.3 9.7 0.8 G652 0.25 14 - 23 0.09 80 10.1 10.9 0.8

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Advantages of G655 over G652

Wavelength nm 1530 1550 1565 1600 1625
25

Dispersion G652 G655 15.18 2.78 16.34 3.65 17.18 4.32 19.07 5.94 20.36 7.16

Dispersion (ps/nm.km)

20 15 10 5 0 1520 C-Band L-Band

G652

G655

1540

1560

1580 Wavelength (nm)

1600

1620

1640

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Advantages of G655 over G652

Network Performance
Network Parameters No. of Channels Bit Rate [Gbps] Bandwidth per fiber [Tbps] Reachable distance without DCF [kms] G655 160 2.5, 10 1.6 210 G652 80 2.5 0.2 70

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Advantages of G655 over G652

SMF networking requires longer length of DCF. This leads to higher signal distortion due to non linear effects of DCF. Higher power loss of network due to high losses of DCF Lower cost directly modulated DFB lasers with higher dispersion tolerance can be used because of lower dispersion in G655 Highest system performance Dispersion optimized for long haul, high data rate and maximum channel density Future proof bandwidth capability (to 10 Gbps)
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Advantages of G655 over G652

Low dispersion slope for maximum dense wavelength division multiplexing Few dispersion compensation modules (DCM) Accurate compensation as required Lower non-linearity reduced four wave mixing Ease of installation, minimum splice loss and maximum splice efficiency

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10 Gbps: 600 km
NZDSF 600 Km 10 Gbps w/FEC Booster, PreAmp, DCF SMF 600 Km * DCF 10 Gbps w/FEC Booster, DCF PreAmp * DCF : Only needed when 10 Gbps is deployed & only on those fibers activated with Gbps 10 Gbps w/FEC Booster, PreAmp,DCF

10 Gbps w/FEC Booster, DCF PreAmp

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Conclusion
NZDSF fiber has advantages for high data rates DWDM, and long distance transport NZDSF will mitigate dispersion considerations dictating transmitter type NZDSF provide future upgrade path for: Higher data rates Multiple Channels (DWDM) Longer distance

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About the Author

Salaj Sinha, Associate General Manager Technical Sales Sterlite Optical Technologies is responsible for promotion of new products and applications for Sterlites range of Optical Fiber Solutions. Salaj Sinha joined Sterlite in 1995 and his key focus area has been manufacturing, product development and projects. Salaj Sinha holds a Bachelor Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-Kanpur).

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