10.16-Peta-B/s Dense SDM/WDM Transmission over 6-Mode 19-Core Fiber Across the C+L Band

Daiki Soma*, Yuta Wakayama, Shohei Beppu, Seiya Sumita, Takehiro Tsuritani, Tetsuya Hayashi, Takuji Nagashima, Masato Suzuki, Masato Yoshida, Keisuke Kasai, Masataka Nakazawa, Hidenori Takahashi, Koji Igarashi, Itsuro Morita, Masatoshi Suzuki

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Abstract

Space-division multiplexing (SDM) is an attractive technique for dramatically enhancing the transmission capacity in a single optical fiber. Recently, ultradense SDM transmission experiments with a spatial multiplicity of over 100 have been reported by using few mode multicore fibers (FM-MCFs). Considering the maximum capacity of around 100 Tb/s reported in single-mode single-core fiber transmission experiments, the capacity in FM-MCF transmission with more than 100 spatial channels is expected to reach 10 peta-b/s; however, the maximum capacity has been limited to 2 peta-b/s. In this paper, we demonstrate ultradense SDM transmission of 739 WDM 12-Gbd dual polarization-64-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)/16-QAM signals over 11.3-km 6-mode 19-core fiber using the C+L band, achieving a record fiber capacity of 10.16 peta-b/s with an aggregate spectral efficiency of 1099.9 b/s/Hz.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1362-1368
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Lightwave Technology
Volume36
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Mar 15
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Few-mode fiber (FMF)
  • high-capacity transmission
  • mode-division multiplexing (MDM)
  • multi-core fiber (MCF)
  • space-division multiplexing (SDM)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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