Mode-division multiplexed transmission with inline few-mode fiber amplifier

Opt Express. 2012 Jan 30;20(3):2668-80. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.002668.

Abstract

We demonstrate mode-division multiplexed WDM transmission over 50-km of few-mode fiber using the fiber's LP01 and two degenerate LP11 modes. A few-mode EDFA is used to boost the power of the output signal before a few-mode coherent receiver. A 6×6 time-domain MIMO equalizer is used to recover the transmitted data. We also experimentally characterize the 50-km few-mode fiber and the few-mode EDFA.

MeSH terms

  • Amplifiers, Electronic*
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Optical Fibers*
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*
  • Telecommunications / instrumentation*