Title :
Spatial multiplexing: The next frontier in network capacity scaling
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We outline a smooth evolution path of optical networks to spatial multiplexing by complementing deployed fiber infrastructure and existing WDM components with new integrated technologies.
Keywords :
optical fibre networks; space division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM components; deployed fiber infrastructure; network capacity scaling; optical networks; spatial multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-759-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1397
