Abstract
Single and multi-carrier networks offering channel rates up to 400Gb/s are evaluated under realistic reach parameters. It is found that efficient spectrum utilization and fine bit-rate granularity are essential to achieve cost and energy efficiency.
© 2012 Optical Society of America
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