Table 1 The characteristics of 100 Gbit/s and beyond 100 Gbit/s optical signals.

From: Ultra-low-loss and large-effective-area fiber for 100 Gbit/s and beyond 100 Gbit/s coherent long-haul terrestrial transmission systems

 

100 Gbit/s

200 Gbit/s

400 Gbit/s

Modulation Format

DP-QPSK

DP-16QAM

DP-QPSK

DP-16QAM

Channel Spacing

50 GHz

50 GHz

75 GHz

75 GHz

Channel Number

10

6

6

4

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