Figure 2. Schematic diagram of the transmission system using O-, E-, S-, C- and L-band signals (IMAGE)

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Figure 2. Schematic diagram of the transmission system using O-, E-, S-, C- and L-band signals

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Figure 2. Schematic diagram of the transmission system using O-, E-, S-, C- and L-band signals

The system uses bismuth-, thulium- and erbium-doped fiber amplifiers. The signal is generated at the UCL campus and sent over the NDFF fiber to the Telehouse data center, where it is looped back over a second fiber to UCL for reception and processing. The total achieved capacity was 450 Tb/s.

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