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 …

Space-division multiplexing (SDM) uses multiplicity of space channels to increase capacity
for optical communication. It is applicable for optical communication in both free space and …

Optical fibers have often been considered to offer effectively infinite capacity to support the
rapid traffic growth essential to our information society. However, as demand has grown and …

In this paper, we describe recent progress in space-division multiplexed (SDM)
transmission, and our proposal and demonstration of dense space-division multiplexing …

A cladding pumped multicore erbium-doped fiber amplifier for simultaneous amplification of
6 channels is demonstrated. Peak gain over 32 dB has been obtained at a wavelength of …

We report the development of a space division multiplexed (SDM) transmission system
consisting of a 19-core fiber and 19-core Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA). A new 19 …

Wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) has been the workhorse of data networks,
accommodating exponential traffic growth for two decades. Recently, however, progress in …

In this paper, we review recent progress on space division multiplexed (SDM) transmission
and our proposal of dense SDM (DSDM) with more than 30 spatial channels toward …

In this paper, we review space division multiplexing (SDM) transmission experimental
demonstrations and associated technologies. In past years, SDM achieved high capacity …

Template for Papers ECOC 2010 Page 1 Spatial Multiplexing: The Next Frontier in Network
Capacity Scaling Peter J. Winzer Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, 791 Holmdel-Keyport Rd., Holmdel …