Title :
Spatial mode division multiplexing for overcoming capacity barrier of optical fibers
Author :
Al Amin, A. ; Li, A. ; Chen, X. ; Shieh, W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
Mode division multiplexing is emerging as a potential solution to further increase optical fiber capacity and spectral efficiency. We report a dual-mode, dual-polarization transmission method based on mode-selective excitation and detection over a two-mode fiber.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; space division multiplexing; capacity barrier; dual mode transmission method; dual polarization transmission method; mode selective excitation; optical fiber capacity; optical fibers; spatial mode division multiplexing; spectral efficiency; two mode fiber; MIMO; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical transmitters; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-288-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-986-02-8974-9
