Abstract
We demonstrate the use of polarization alternation to dramatically improve performance in 42.7-Gb/s WDM transmission. Six channels are transmitted through ten 200-km (39-dB loss) standard-single-mode-fiber spans with amplification provided solely by erbium- doped fiber amplifiers.
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