Title :
Space-, wavelength-, polarization-division multiplexed transmission of 56-Tb/s over a 76.8-km seven-core fiber
Author :
Zhu, B. ; Taunay, T.F. ; Fishteyn, M. ; Liu, X. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Yan, M.F. ; Fini, J.M. ; Monberg, E.M. ; Dimarcello, F.V. ; Abedin, K. ; Wisk, P.W. ; Peckham, D.W. ; Dziedzic, P.
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We report the first experimental demonstration of space-division-multiplexed DWDM transmission of PDM-QPSK channels over a multicore fiber. A total capacity of 56-Tb/s (7×80×107-Gb/s) is transmitted over a 76.8-km seven-core-fiber with a record spectral-efficiency of 14-b/s/Hz.
Keywords :
polarisation; quadrature phase shift keying; space division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; PDM-QPSK channel; bit rate 56 Tbit/s; distance 76.8 km; multicore fiber; polarization division multiplexing; space division multiplexed DWDM transmission; wavelength division multiplexing; Crosstalk; Multicore processing; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
