3 Tbit/s (160 Gbit/s/spl times/19 ch) OTDM/WDM transmission experiment

3 Tbit/s (160 Gbit/s/spl times/19 channels) optical signal is successfully transmitted over 40 km dispersion-shifted fiber. Low noise supercontinuum signal pulse sources and 70 nm bandwidth tellurite-based optical amplifiers are used for 3 Tbit/s signal generation and amplification.