The development phase of the OS-280M optical submarine cable system is finished, and currently the mass production lines for the system are arranged so as to satisfy the specific performances and the reliability requirements for the TPC-3 system within its system life of 25 years. KDD developed the reliability assurance system of the repeater components, which began three years ago. In this paper, we will introduce the reliability design of the OS-280M system and will report on the reliability test results obtained until the present time. In conclusion, it will be demonstrated that all of repeater components, i.e., optical semiconductor devices, monolithic IC's, several kinds of optical devices, and conventional components could satisfy the reliability requirements for the OS-280M system.

This paper describes the optical-fiber submarine cable system being developed by the Kokusai Denshin Denwa Company, Ltd. (KDD) for the transoceanic service in 1988. The system uses 1.3-μm single-mode fibers to carry digital signals operating at 280 Mbits/s. This paper discusses the system parameters, repeater design, cable design, and reliability evaluation. Furthermore, the results of a deep-sea trial at 7000-m sea depth carried out in February 1984 are reported.

This paper describes the design philosophy and the experimental results of the optical submarine repeater for the OS-280M optical fiber submarine cable system to be installed across the ocean. This repeater which employs the information rate of 280 Mbit/s, the optical wavelength of 1.3 μm, and is implemented with monolithic IC's, features high reliability, long repeater spans, and the supervisory systems. The test results show that the average optical output power is - 1.4 dBm for the mark density of 1/2, the minimum average power of the optical input for the BER 10 is about -38 dBm at the room temperature, and other specifications are also well satisfied.

An optical fiber submarine cable system using longwavelength and single-mode optical fiber is expected to provide economical long-haul digital transmission. This paper describes the recent research and development on an optical fiber submarine cable system for international communication at the KDD Research and Development Laboratories. An experimental model including cable and repeaters has been designed and manufactured. An experimental repeater of 1.3 μm and 280 Mbits/s was laid at a depth of 1500 m and its fundamental performance was measured in November 1981. Test production of longlength cable having a single continuous length of 30 km became possible in the end of 1981. In early June 1982, the experimental system with a 50 km cable length and two repeaters operating at 300 Mbits/s and 1.3 μm wavelength was laid in a loop into the Sagami Bay from the KDD Ninomiya Submarine Cable Landing Station.