Novel applications of space-division multiplexing

doi:10.1007/s12200-016-0607-2

Front. Optoelectron.

2016, Vol. 9

Issue (2) : 270-276 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-016-0607-2

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Novel applications of space-division multiplexing

Christian CARBONI¹,Guifang LI^1,^2,^*(

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1. CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics, University of Central Florida, Florida 32816-2700, USA
2. College of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronic Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China

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Abstract

Space-division multiplexing (SDM) using multi-core fibers (MCFs) and few-mode fibers (FMFs) was proposed as a solution to increase capacity and/or reduce the cost per bit of fiber-optic transmission. Advances in passive and active SDM devices as well as digital signal processing have led to impressive SDM transmission demonstrations in the laboratory. Although the perceived advantages in terms of capacity and cost per bit that SDM offers over parallel SMF bundles are not universally accepted, SDM is beginning to emerge as an indispensable solution in major network segments. The introduction of the spatial degree of freedom allows optical networks to overcome fundamental limitations such as fiber nonlinearity as well practical limitations such as power delivery. We describe these application scenarios that the optical communications industry has already began to explore. From a fundamental science point of view, concepts such as the principal modes, generalized Stokes space, and multi-component solitons discovered in SDM research will likely have a broad impact in other areas of science and engineering.

Keywords space-division multiplexing (SDM) few-mode fiber (FMF) multi-core fiber (MCF) wavelength-selective switch (WSS) passive optical network (PON)

Corresponding Author(s): Guifang LI

Just Accepted Date: 16 March 2016 Online First Date: 29 March 2016 Issue Date: 05 April 2016

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Christian CARBONI,Guifang LI. Novel applications of space-division multiplexing[J]. Front. Optoelectron., 2016, 9(2): 270-276.

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Fig.2 An illustration of (a) MDM in a FMF and (b) a MCF for core multiplexing

Fig.3 An illustration of the increased capacity that can be achieved by using FMF in place of SMF [4]

Fig.4 Experimental setups designed to test the transmission capacity of network systems involving (a) entirely SMF, (b) entirely FMF, and (c) a hybrid system utilizing both SMF and FMF [21]

Fig.5 A demonstration of 111 independent channels transmitted in the C-band achieving a spectral efficiency of 6.5 b/s/Hz [21]

Fig.6 An illustration of the aggregation of multiple SMFs into one FMF (point A to point B), and of SDM-compatible components implemented throughout the entire network (points B through E)

Fig.7 Illustrations of PON setups used to eliminate upstream combining loss, (a) demonstrates a proposal that requires the use of multiple SSMF lines and (b) demonstrates an SDM-based design using a MTC and FMF, eliminating the need for multiple fiber lines

Fig.8 A diagram of the 20 km FMF demonstration using commercially available GPON equipment [6]

Fig.9 Plots of the data gathered pertaining to (a) BER vs. received power and (b) packet loss while testing the 20 km mode-selective PON

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