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Two-channel 40 Gbit/s transmission over 800 km of conventional fibre is reported. Return-to-zero 2.5 ps pulses are used to minimise self-phase-modulation effects, enabling 80 km amplifier spacing, and allowing dispersion compensation to be carried out entirely at the receiver.
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Gnauck et al. (1999) studied this question.
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