Title :
Mode-division multiplexed transmission with fiber mode couplers
Author :
Hanzawa, Nobutomo ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Sakamoto, Taiji ; Matsui, Takashi ; Tomita, Shigeru ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We describe the mode-division multiplexing (MDM) transmission using a conventional fiber coupler with negligible modal crosstalk. A 2×10 Gbps MDM transmission was achieved over a 10 km two-mode fiber without any signal processing.
Keywords :
multiplexing; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre couplers; MDM transmission; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit rate 20 Gbit/s; distance 10 km; fiber mode couplers; modal crosstalk; mode-division multiplexed transmission; Couplers; Multiplexing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; 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
