Reception of mode-division multiplexed superchannel via few-mode compatible optical add/drop multiplexer.
We report the first few-mode compatible optical add/drop multiplexer (OADM) that enables add/drop functionality for mode division multiplexed (MDM) superchannels. The OADM is comprised of two cascaded free-space thin-film filters with 5° incident angle. The transmission of MDM superchannel CO-OFDM signals via the OADM is investigated. The experimental result shows that the OSNR penalties for add, drop and through ports are 2.6, 2.4, 0.7 dB, respectively for 3x318 Gb/s superchannels.
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia. xi.chen@ee.unimelb.edu.au
Xi
X
Chen
An
A
Li
Jia
J
Ye
Abdullah
A
Al Amin
William
W
Shieh
D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D055096:Optical Devices; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*