40-Gb/s DWDM free-space optical transmission link over 4.4 km

Gerald Nykolak; Paul F. Szajowski; A. Cashion; Herman M. Presby; G. E. Tourgee; James J. Auborn

doi:10.1117/12.384313

2 May 2000 40-Gb/s DWDM free-space optical transmission link over 4.4 km

Gerald Nykolak, Paul F. Szajowski, A. Cashion, Herman M. Presby, G. E. Tourgee, James J. Auborn

Proceedings Volume 3932, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XII; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384313
Event: Symposium on High-Power Lasers and Applications, 2000, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

We simultaneously transmit 16 separate 2.5 Gb/s wavelength data channels, with a 200 Ghz channel spacing, error-free, over a horizontal free space distance of 4.4 km. We believe this result represents the largest bandwidth transmitted at one time over such a distance, without the use of optical transmission fiber.

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Gerald Nykolak, Paul F. Szajowski, A. Cashion, Herman M. Presby, G. E. Tourgee, and James J. Auborn "40-Gb/s DWDM free-space optical transmission link over 4.4 km", Proc. SPIE 3932, Free-Space Laser Communication Technologies XII, (2 May 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.384313

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