Open AccessTransmission of 107-Gb/s mode and polarization multiplexed CO-OFDM signal over a two-mode fiber
Author(s) -
An Liu,
Abdullah Al Amin,
Xi Chen,
William Shieh
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.19.008808
Subject(s) - multiplexing , orthogonal frequency division multiplexing , optics , polarization division multiplexing , optical fiber , polarization (electrochemistry) , modulation (music) , polarization maintaining optical fiber , wavelength division multiplexing , physics , single mode optical fiber , mode volume , transmission (telecommunications) , materials science , fiber optic sensor , telecommunications , computer science , wavelength , channel (broadcasting) , acoustics , chemistry
In addition to the dimensions of time, frequency, complex constellation, and polarization, spatial mode can be the fifth dimension to be explored for modulation and multiplexing in optical fiber communications. In this paper, we demonstrate successful transmission of 107-Gb/s dual-mode and dual-polarization coherent optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (CO-OFDM) over a 4.5-km two-mode fiber. A mechanically-induced LP01/LP11 mode converter is used as the mode selective element in a spatial-mode multiplexed system.