Title :
Digital signal processing in spatially multiplexed coherent communications
Author :
Randel, S. ; Mestre, M.A. ; Ryf, R. ; Winzer, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Based on recent experimental results for spatially multiplexed transmission, we analyze the impulse response matrix of few-mode fiber links that support the propagation of LP01 and LP11 modes over up to 1,200-km. We characterize the channel´s modal delay spread and mode-dependent loss.
Keywords :
channel estimation; compensation; delays; digital signal processing chips; light coherence; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; space division multiplexing; transient response; DGD-compensated fiber span; LP01 modes; LP11 modes; channel estimations; digital signal processing; few-mode fiber links; impulse response matrix; modal delay spread; mode-dependent loss; spatially multiplexed coherent communications; Couplings; Delays; Multiplexing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam