Space-division multiplexing: the next frontier in optical communication

G Li, N Bai, N Zhao, C Xia - Advances in Optics and Photonics, 2014 - opg.optica.org
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 …

Semi-analytical modelling of linear mode coupling in few-mode fibers

FM Ferreira, CS Costa, S Sygletos… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reviews and extends a method for the semi-analytical solution of the coupled
linear differential equations that describe the linear mode coupling arising in few-mode …

Nonlinear performance of few-mode fiber links with intermediate coupling

FM Ferreira, CS Costa, S Sygletos… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
This paper reviews and extends the study of nonlinear performance of few-mode fiber links
operating in all different linear coupling regimes for different mode delay maps. Nonlinear …

DSP complexity of mode-division multiplexed receivers

B Inan, B Spinnler, F Ferreira, D van den Borne… - Optics express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
The complexities of common equalizer schemes are analytically analyzed in this paper in
terms of complex multiplications per bit. Based on this approach we compare the complexity …

Space-division multiplexed high-speed superchannel transmission over few-mode fiber

A Li, X Chen, A Al Amin, J Ye… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Space-division multiplexed (SDM) transmission based on multi-core (MCF) or multi-mode
fiber (MMF) emerges as one of the most promising solutions for overcoming the capacity …

Impact of mode coupling on the mode-dependent loss tolerance in few-mode fiber transmission

A Lobato, F Ferreira, M Kuschnerov… - Optics express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
Spatial-division multiplexing in the form of few-mode fibers has captured the attention of
researchers since it is an attractive approach to significantly increase the channel capacity …

Expressions for the nonlinear transmission performance of multi-mode optical fiber

AD Ellis, N Mac Suibhne, FCG Gunning, S Sygletos - Optics Express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We develop an analytical theory which allows us to identify the information spectral density
limits of multimode optical fiber transmission systems. Our approach takes into account the …

Investigation of intermodal nonlinear signal distortions in few-mode fiber transmission

G Rademacher, RS Luís, BJ Puttnam… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We present an experimental investigation of the Q-factor penalty due to intra and intermodal
nonlinear signal distortions on 24.5 GBaud 16-quadratic-amplitude modulation based …

Space-time coding schemes for MDL-impaired mode-multiplexed fiber transmission systems

E Awwad, GRB Othman… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spatial division multiplexing (SDM) holds out the prospects of increasing the capacities of
optical fiber transmission links, especially with the recent achievements in the design of few …

Maximum-likelihood detection in few-mode fiber transmission with mode-dependent loss

A Lobato, F Ferreira, B Inan, S Adhikari… - IEEE Photonics …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, the performance of maximum-likelihood (ML) detection is evaluated and
compared with the zero-forcing (ZF) and minimum mean square error (MMSE) equalizers for …