Error free WDM transmission of 8/spl times/10 Gbit/s over km of LEAF/sup TM/ optical fiber

The performance of a novel non-zero dispersion-shifted large effective area fiber in a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) system is described. Error-free transmission for 8/spl times/10 Gbit/s in the red band and 4/spl times/10 Gbit/s in the blue band over 450 km (5/spl times/90 km) is achieved. No four-wave mixing components were observed due to the large effective area of LEAF/sup TM/ fiber.