Title :
Wavelength and Polarization Division Multiplexing using the LP11 mode in a two-mode fiber for Mode Division Multiplexing
Author :
Chen, Haoshuo ; Van den Boom, Hemie ; Grüner-Nielsen, Lars ; Koonen, Ton
Author_Institution :
COBRA Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
The orthogonality of Mode Division Multiplexing (MDM) with Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) and Polarization Division Multiplexing (PDM) is investigated applying WDM and PDM transmission over the LP11 mode in a few-moded fiber. Two wavelengths, each carrying 10Gbit/s signals in two orthogonal polarizations are successfully transmitted with the LP11 mode in a 10km long 2-mode fiber, resulting in a total 40Gbit/s data rate for one LP mode. This experiment demonstrates that MDM is orthogonal with WDM and PDM and can be regarded as a new additional dimension to increase optical networks´ capacity.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibres; wavelength division multiplexing; LP11 mode; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; distance 10 km; mode division multiplexing; optical network capacity; polarization division multiplexing; two-mode fiber; wavelength division multiplexing; Abstracts; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Wavelength division multiplexing; Fiber optics communication; Multimode fiber; Multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition, 2011. ACP. Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-8194-8961-6
