106 channel × 10 Gbit/s, 640 km DWDM transmission with 25 GHz spacing with supercontinuum multi-carrier source

The first transmission experiment employing a high SNR supercontinuum multi-carrier source is presented. A 106 /spl times/ 10 Gbit/s, 25 GHz spaced DWDM signal has been transmitted over 640 km (8 /spl times/ 80 km).