Title :
The impact of differential mode delay on mode-division multiplexed coherent optical OFDM transmission
Author :
Lobato, Adriana ; Ferreira, Filipe ; Inan, Beril ; Kuschnerov, Maxim ; van den Borne, Dirk ; Jansen, Sander L. ; Spinnler, Bernhard ; Lankl, Berthold
Author_Institution :
University of Federal Armed Forces Munich, Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39, 85577 Neubiberg, Germany
Abstract :
We analyze two-mode transmission for 402-Gb/s 3MDM-PM-QPSK-OFDM modulation and different DMD values. We show that only with low-DMD fiber it is possible to effectively equalize mode coupling and bridge long-haul transmission distances.
Keywords :
Couplings; Multiplexing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3