A complete 44.7-Mb/s lightwave digital transmission system was evaluated at the joint Western Electric and Bell Laboratories facility in Atlanta in 1976. An overview is provided to the papers describing the technology employed and some of the principal results of the experimental evaluation. Two interrelated themes are emphasized: (i) the importance of careful measurement and characterization, and (ii) the need for parameter control. Both the Atlanta Experiment and the follow-on Chicago installation have given confidence in the feasibility of lightwave technology to meet Bell System transmission needs.
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