High capacity transmission with few-mode fibers
Journal article, 2019

We experimentally investigate high-capacity few-mode fiber transmission for short and medium-haul optical links. In separate experiments, we demonstrate C + L band transmission of 283 Tbit/s over a single 30 km span and recirculating loop transmission of 159 Tbit/s over 1045 km graded-index three mode fiber. The first experiment reached a data-rate per fiber mode within 90% of the record data-rates reported in the same transmission bands for single-mode fibers. The second experiment demonstrated the feasibility of reaching high data-rates over long distance few-mode fiber transmission, despite strong impairments due to mode-dependent loss and differential mode delay.

space-division multiplexing (SDM)

high capacity transmission

Few-mode fiber

Author

G. Rademacher

Japan National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

R. S. Luis

Japan National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

Benjamin J. Puttnam

Japan National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

Tobias Eriksson

Japan National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

Roland Ryf

Nokia

Erik Agrell

Chalmers, Electrical Engineering, Communication, Antennas and Optical Networks

Ryo Maruyama

Fujikura Ltd

Kazuhiko Aikawa

Fujikura Ltd

Y. Awaji

Japan National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

Hideaki Furukawa

Japan National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

N. Wada

Japan National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

Journal of Lightwave Technology

0733-8724 (ISSN) 1558-2213 (eISSN)

Vol. 37 2 425-432 8465979

Subject Categories

Telecommunications

Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

Other Physics Topics

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2018.2870038

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