Title :
1.12-Tb/s 32-QAM-OFDM superchannel with 8.6-b/s/Hz intrachannel spectral efficiency and space-division multiplexing with 60-b/s/Hz aggregate spectral efficiency
Author :
Liu, Xiang ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Chen, X. ; Winzer, P.J. ; Pan, Y. ; Zhu, B. ; Taunay, T.F. ; Fishteyn, M. ; Yan, M.F. ; Fini, J.M. ; Monberg, E.M. ; Dimarcello, F.V.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate the generation of a 1.12-Tb/s superchannel with a net intrachannel-spectral-efficiency (ISE) of 8.6 b/s/Hz, and its transmission over a 76.8-km seven-core-fiber using space-division-multiplexing, achieving a record aggregate ISE of 60 b/s/Hz per fiber.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; optical fibre communication; quadrature amplitude modulation; space division multiplexing; OFDM; QAM; bit rate 1.12 Tbit/s; distance 76.8 km; intrachannel spectral efficiency; space division multiplexing; Bit error rate; OFDM; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
