We investigate real-time, long-haul HCF transmission up to 11,154 km using ~360-km recirculating loop with ~120-km average span length and 34.5-dBm launch power. Data-rates of 25.6 Tb\/s@ 1,439.2 km, 20.6 Tb\/s@2,878.4 km are achieved with fully loaded ~130-Gbaud C-band signals and 10.3 Tb\/s beyond 6,000km.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We investigate real-time, long-haul HCF transmission up to 11,154 km using ~360-km recirculating loop with ~120-km average span length and 34.5-dBm launch power. Data-rates of 25.6 Tb\/s@ 1,439.2 km, 20.6 Tb\/s@2,878.4 km are achieved with fully loaded ~130-Gbaud C-band signals and 10.3 Tb\/s beyond 6,000km.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"msr-url-field":"","msr-podcast-episode":"","msrModifiedDate":"","msrModifiedDateEnabled":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","msr-author-ordering":[{"type":"text","value":"Y. Hong","user_id":0},{"type":"text","value":"A. Ali","user_id":0},{"type":"text","value":"M. Kamalian-Kopae","user_id":0},{"type":"text","value":"B. Gholizadeh","user_id":0},{"type":"text","value":"S. Bawn","user_id":0},{"type":"text","value":"J. Hooley","user_id":0},{"type":"text","value":"S. Bakhtiari Gorajoobi","user_id":0},{"type":"text","value":"E.N. Fokoua","user_id":0},{"type":"text","value":"Y. 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