We are proud to announce a significant experimental milestone from the ICTON 2023 conference:
M. Casasco, G. Rizzelli, A. Pagano, R. Mercinelli, M. Valvo, V. Ferrero, and R. Gaudino,
“Experimental Demonstration of a 400 Gb/s Full Coherent Transmission in an in-field Metro-Access scenario,” ICTON 2023, pp. 1–4.
Access the paper via: https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON59386.2023.10207238
Key Highlights:
- Successfully demonstrated a 400 Gb/s fully coherent transmission in a metro‑access convergence scenario using real-world infrastructure.
- Tested using PM‑16QAM at 50 GBaud, including both urban fiber paths and lab-based setups.
- Validated performance under realistic optical conditions, showing promising feasibility for future metro and PON network integration.
Moreover, this work led to a more extensive journal publication in Electronics (2024), titled “Metro‑Passive Optical Network Convergence: 400 Gbps Fully Coherent Transmission Using Pre‑Commercial Transceivers,” which further explores experimental data and convergence architectures
This accomplishment underscores Allegro EU Project’s commitment to developing next-generation, high-capacity optical infrastructures.