Abstract
We present an investigation of performance fluctuations in high-capacity repeaterless WDM systems. In a 32×12.3 Gb/s 410 km transmission experiment, nonlinear channel cross-talk causes > 1.5 dB Q-factor fluctuation. System design must include sufficient margin for these fluctuations.
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