By Graham Pitcher, New Electronics
A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, who claim the approach could double the distance over which data travels error-free through submarine cables. Because the new method does not require signals to be boosted, it has the potential to reduce the costs of long-distance optical fibre communications.
The work, sponsored by EPSRC, addresses a new way of improving the transmission distance by undoing interactions between different optical channels as they travel over an optical cable.
Study author Dr Robert Maher said: “By eliminating the interactions between optical channels, we can double the distance signals can be transmitted error free from 3190km to 5890km – the largest increase ever reported for this system architecture.
A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, who claim the approach could double the distance over which data travels error-free through submarine cables. Because the new method does not require signals to be boosted, it has the potential to reduce the costs of long-distance optical fibre communications.
The work, sponsored by EPSRC, addresses a new way of improving the transmission distance by undoing interactions between different optical channels as they travel over an optical cable.
Study author Dr Robert Maher said: “By eliminating the interactions between optical channels, we can double the distance signals can be transmitted error free from 3190km to 5890km – the largest increase ever reported for this system architecture.
– See more at: http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-news/ucl-researchers-double-the-error-free-transmission-distance-for-subsea-optical-cables/73518/#sthash.phQL98DT.dpuf
A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, who claim the approach could double the distance over which data travels error-free through submarine cables. Because the new method does not require signals to be boosted, it has the potential to reduce the costs of long-distance optical fibre communications.
The work, sponsored by EPSRC, addresses a new way of improving the transmission distance by undoing interactions between different optical channels as they travel over an optical cable.
Study author Dr Robert Maher said: “By eliminating the interactions between optical channels, we can double the distance signals can be transmitted error free from 3190km to 5890km – the largest increase ever reported for this system architecture.
– See more at: http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-news/ucl-researchers-double-the-error-free-transmission-distance-for-subsea-optical-cables/73518/#sthash.phQL98DT.dpuf
A new way to process fibre optic signals has been demonstrated by UCL researchers, who claim the approach could double the distance over which data travels error-free through submarine cables. Because the new method does not require signals to be boosted, it has the potential to reduce the costs of long-distance optical fibre communications.
The work, sponsored by EPSRC, addresses a new way of improving the transmission distance by undoing interactions between different optical channels as they travel over an optical cable.
Study author Dr Robert Maher said: “By eliminating the interactions between optical channels, we can double the distance signals can be transmitted error free from 3190km to 5890km – the largest increase ever reported for this system architecture.
– See more at: http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-news/ucl-researchers-double-
