Title :
Combined SDM and WDM transmission over 700-km Few-Mode Fiber
Author :
Ryf, R. ; Mestre, M.A. ; Randel, S. ; Palou, X. ; Gnauck, A.H. ; Delbue, R. ; Pupalaikis, P. ; Sureka, A. ; Sun, Yue ; Jiang, Xinyang ; Lingle, Robert
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate multiple-input multiple-output transmission over a 700-km few-mode fiber of a combined 3-space-, 2-polarization-, and 34-wavelength-division multiplex, using low-loss 3-spot mode couplers.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; space division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 2-polarization multiplexing; 3-space multiplexing; 34-wavelength-division multiplexing; SDM transmission; WDM transmission; distance 700 km; few-mode fiber; mode couplers; multiple-input multiple-output transmission; Band-pass filters; Bit error rate; Couplers; Delays; MIMO; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
