title: Transmission of 107-Gb/s mode and polarization multiplexed CO-OFDM signal over a two-mode fiber.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National ICT Australia and Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: An
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al Amin
authors.forename: Xi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shieh
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*