Title :
Development of carrier-phase synchronization swapper for space-division multiplexed self-homodyne optical networks
Author :
Sakaguchi, Jun ; Awaji, Y. ; Wada, N.
Abstract :
We propose a new network element for exchanging carrier-phase synchronization of SDM super-channels and pilot carriers to improve spectral efficiency of self-homodyne optical networks. We developed a prototype system and demonstrated its ability under low frequency-offset condition.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; space division multiplexing; SDM super-channels; carrier-phase synchronization swapper; low frequency-offset condition; space-division multiplexed self-homodyne optical networks; spectral efficiency; Multiplexing; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Phase noise; Phase shift keying; Synchronization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2014 European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2014.6964191
