Abstract
First long haul full C-band 32Gbaud PDM 16-QAM transmission experiment is demonstrated. Successful transmission below hard and soft FEC threshold is measured after 1200 and 2400 km distance reaching a record capacity-bandwidth product for 16-QAM of 37 Pb/s km.
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