High Capacity Mode-Division Multiplexed Optical Transmission in a Novel 37-cell Hollow-Core Photonic Bandgap Fiber

Author

Sleiffer, V.A.J.M. ; Yongmin Jung ; Baddela, N.K. ; Surof, J. ; Kuschnerov, M. ; Veljanovski, V. ; Hayes, J.R. ; Wheeler, N.V. ; Fokoua, Eric R. Numkam ; Wooler, J.P. ; Gray, D.R. ; Wong, N.H.-L. ; Parmigiani, Francesca R. ; Alam, Shaif-Ul ; Petrovich, M.

Author_Institution

COBRA Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands

Volume

32

Issue

4

fYear

2014

fDate

Feb.15, 2014

Firstpage

854

Lastpage

863

Abstract

We present the first demonstration of combined wavelength-division multiplexed (WDM) and mode-division multiplexed (MDM) optical transmission in a hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber (HC-PBGF). For this purpose a novel low loss, broadband 310 m long HC-PBGF with a 37 cell (37c) core geometry is used. The modal properties of the HC-PBGF are characterized in detail, showing an absence of surface modes and low modal crosstalk, which enable WDM and MDM transmission with record high capacity (73.7 Tb/s) for a HC-PBGF. Several modulation formats have been tested, showing very good and stable performance. The transmission properties are assessed by looking into both single-mode transmission and MDM transmission, showing good agreement with the modal characterization of the 37c HC-PGBF.

Keywords

holey fibres; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical modulation; photonic band gap; wavelength division multiplexing; 37-cell core geometry; 37-cell hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber; MDM transmission; WDM transmission; high capacity mode-division multiplexed optical transmission; low loss broadband HC-PBGF; modal crosstalk; modal properties; modulation formats; single-mode transmission; size 310 m; transmission properties; wavelength-division multiplexed optical transmission; Bandwidth; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Wavelength division multiplexing; Coherent detection; MIMO DSP; micro-structured fiber; multimode transmission lines; quadrature amplitude modulation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2013.2274194

Filename

6564443