Title :
Optical vortex based Mode Division Multiplexing over graded-index multimode fibre
Author :
Carpenter, Joel ; Thomsen, Benn C. ; Wilkinson, Timothy D.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
Mode Division Multiplexing is performed over 2km and 8km of 50μm graded-index multimode fibre using (de)multiplex phase masks based around optical vortex modes to transmit 2×56Gbps QPSK signals without MIMO equalization.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; equalisers; gradient index optics; multiplexing equipment; optical fibre communication; optical vortices; quadrature phase shift keying; MIMO equalization; QPSK signals; bit rate 56 Gbit/s; demultiplex phase masks; distance 2 km; distance 8 km; graded-index multimode fibre; mode division multiplexing; optical vortex; wavelength 50 mum; Extraterrestrial measurements; Multiplexing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical vortices; Receivers; Standards;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
