Space-division multiplexing for optical fiber communications

BJ Puttnam, G Rademacher, RS Luís - Optica, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Research on space-division multiplexing (SDM) came to prominence in early 2010 being
primarily proposed as a means of multiplying the information-carrying capacity of optical …

Crosstalk dynamics in multi-core fibers

G Rademacher, RS Luís, BJ Puttnam, Y Awaji… - Optics express, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Inter-core crosstalk is a potential limitation on the achievable data-rates in optical fiber
transmission systems using multi-core fibers. Crosstalk arises from unwanted coupling …

Advanced space division multiplexing technologies for optical networks

W Klaus, BJ Puttnam, RS Luís, J Sakaguchi… - Journal of Optical …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Space division multiplexing (SDM) is mainly seen as a means to increase data throughput
and handle exponential traffic growth in future optical networks. But its role is certainly more …

Inter-core crosstalk aware greedy algorithm for spectrum and core assignment in space division multiplexed elastic optical networks

FRL Lobato, A Jacob, J Rodrigues, AVT Cartaxo… - Optical Switching and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In elastic optical networks (EONs) employing weakly coupled single-mode multi-core fibers
(MCFs), inter-core crosstalk (XT) can affect significantly the network performance …

High capacity transmission systems using homogeneous multi-core fibers

BJ Puttnam, RS Luís, E Agrell… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
We discuss optical transmission using homogeneous, single-mode, multicore fibers. We first
describe the key fiber properties that can affect transmission, such as intercore crosstalk and …

A universal specification for multicore fiber crosstalk

JM Gené, PJ Winzer - IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In order to transition multi-core fiber (MCF) technologies from their research state to volume
production, the key design specifications have to be broadly agreed upon, first and foremost …

Discrete changes model of inter-core crosstalk of real homogeneous multi-core fibers

AVT Cartaxo, TMF Alves - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An analytical discrete changes model of the inter-core crosstalk (ICXT) in real homogeneous
weakly-coupled multi-core fibers (MCF)(cores with similar but different parameters) with …

Machine learning aided optimization for balanced resource allocations in SDM-EONs

S Petale, S Subramaniam - Journal of Optical Communications and …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
A fine-grained flexible frequency grid for elastic optical transmission and space division
multiplexing in conjunction with spectrally efficient modulations is an excellent solution to the …

[HTML][HTML] The multiband over spatial division multiplexing sliceable transceiver for future optical networks

L Nadal, M Ali, FJ Vílchez, JM Fàbrega… - Future Internet, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the last 15 years, global data traffic has been doubling approximately every 2–3 years,
and there is a strong indication that this pattern will persist. Hence, also driven by the …

Characterization of the stochastic time evolution of short-term average intercore crosstalk in multicore fibers with multiple interfering cores

TMF Alves, AVT Cartaxo - Optics Express, 2018 - opg.optica.org
A theoretical model for the stochastic time evolution of the intercore crosstalk (ICXT) in
homogeneous weakly-coupled multicore fibers (MCF) with multiple interfering cores is …