Title :
LP01 and LP11 mode division multiplexing link with mode crossbar switch
Author :
Chen, H.S. ; Koonen, A.M.J.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Electro-Opt. Commun., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
A mode crossbar switch scheme between LP01 and LP11 modes is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. A spatial light modulator is used as a mode crossbar switch controller to solve the issue of LP11 mode random rotation. It is demonstrated that lower than -10dB mode crosstalk ratios can be achieved over a 10km few-mode fibre transmission for both bar and cross switch cases.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical links; optical switches; spatial light modulators; wavelength division multiplexing; LP01 mode division multiplexing link; LP11 mode division multiplexing link; LP11 mode random rotation; few-mode fibre transmission; mode crossbar switch controller; mode crossbar switch scheme; spatial light modulator;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2012.1674
