Title :
Unleashing the spatial domain in optical fiber communications
Author :
Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
SDM offers the potential for ultrahigh information-flux optical communications at petabit/s level capacities, and also reduced costs per-bit. I review progress to date and discuss some of the technological/commercial challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; space division multiplexing; SDM; commercial challenge; optical fiber communications; space division multiplexing; spatial domain; technological challenge; ultrahigh information-flux optical communication; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5059-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2013.6614457
