Title :
MIMO-based mode-division multiplexed transmission over multimode fibers
Author :
Ryf, R. ; Fontaine, Nicolas K.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We present results of combined mode- and wavelength multiplexed transmission over conventional graded-index multimode fibers. We selectively couple and receive up to 6 spatial modes of multimode-mode fibers with 3 and 6 and 45 spatial modes using photonic-lanterns based mode-couplers. The transmitted signals are recovered using MIMO digital signal processing.
Keywords :
MIMO systems; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre networks; signal processing; wavelength division multiplexing; MIMO based mode division multiplexed transmission; MIMO digital signal processing; graded-index multimode fibers; photonic-lanterns based mode couplers; wavelength multiplexed transmission; Couplings; Digital signal processing; MIMO; Multiplexing; Optical fibers; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet 2014 (COIN), 2014 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Jeju
DOI :
10.1109/COIN.2014.6950580