Ocean Fiber
OFS has continually supplied state-of-the-art subsea fiber since TAT-8 – the first transoceanic fiber optic ocean cable. We have continued that trend by supplying large effective-area, ultra low-loss SCUBA™ fiber to the first large-scale ocean cable projects that deployed Space-Division Multiplexing (SDM) technology. Our design, development, and manufacturing teams in Brondby, Denmark as well as Norcross, Georgia and Somerset, New Jersey in the United States, have deep understanding & experience with submarine fiber systems, reliability, design, processing, splicing, and set-making. OFS is developing fiber technologies now that will keep us at the forefront of increasing capacity and reducing cost-per-bit in submarine networks.
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OCEAN FIBER KNOWLEDGE BASE
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Dec. 2020. ECOC 2020.
Uncoupled 4-core Fibre with Ultra-low Loss and Low Inter Core CrosstalkAbstract: An uncoupled 125-μm-cladding 4-core multicore fibre (MCF) with record low-loss of 0.155dB/km among uncoupled MCFs was realized. Span loss of 60.2km MCF was reduced to less than 10dB including fan-in and fan-out. Inter core crosstalk of the MCF is less than -60dB/100km.
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Nov. 2019. SubOptic 2019.
Large Area, Ultra-Low Loss Trench-Assisted Fiber with L-Band EDF Enabling Future C&L Band Submarine SystemAbstract: Fibers with ultra-large effective areas of 153 μm2, have been successfully qualified in submarine – and terrestrial – cables, with performance suitable for operation in both C and L-bands.
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Nov. 2019. SubOptic 2019.
Optimum Fiber Properties and Pair Counts for Submarine Space Division MultiplexingAbstract: Fibers with ultra-large effective areas of 153 μm2, have been successfully qualified in submarine – and terrestrial – cables, with performance suitable for operation in both C and L-bands.
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Nov. 2019. SubOptic 2019.
Ultra-Long Reach 400G (4x128Gb/s) UnrepeateredTransmission using Large-area Ultra-Low Loss FibersAbstract: This paper presents the design and experimental demonstration of an ultra-long reach 400 Gb/s (4x128 Gb/s) unrepeatered link with real-time signal processing.
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Nov. 2019. SubOptic 2019.
Techno-economics of optical links with submarine and terrestrial segmentsAbstract: This paper presents that the integrated approach of selecting optimal span lengths and fiber types is beneficial to obtaining the lowest cost-per-bit in mixed terrestrial/submarine systems.
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Nov. 2019. Submarine Telecoms Magazine.
Advanced Optical Fibers for the Data CenterAbstract: Large effective area, ultra-low loss (ULL) fibers provide key benefits in network design in each of these spaces. In particular, it is possible to construct a seamless network of ULL optical fibers with 125mm2 mode field area (ITU category G.654.E) across the data center interconnect networks.
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Nov. 2018. Submarine Telecoms Magazine.
Cost-Effective Intercontinental Data Center ConnectionsAbstract: Substantial cost savings with leading-edge fiber and network efficiencies are obtained by optimizing combined terrestrial/ocean links.
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Nov. 2017. Submarine Telecoms Magazine.
From the Seas Floor to the Shore – Extending Transoceanic Link from the Ocean Floor to the Inland Data Center – McCurdy and LingleAbstract: Flexibility in terminating submarine cables in datacenters can be greatly aided by deploying a state-of-the-art G.654.E terrestrial fiber or – with careful engineering – a submarine fiber itself. These fibers have ultra-low-loss and large effective areas to help make terrestrial link engineering as similar as possible to the submarine link engineering.
