title: Time-division-multiplexed few-mode passive optical network.
abstract: We demonstrate the first few-mode-fiber based passive optical network, effectively utilizing mode multiplexing to eliminate combining loss for upstream traffic. Error-free performance has been achieved for 20-km low-crosstalk 3-mode transmission in a commercial GPON system carrying live Ethernet traffic. The alternative approach of low modal group delay is also analyzed with simulation results over 10 modes.
authors.forename: Cen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Naresh
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chand
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Velázquez-Benítez
authors.forename: Zhiqun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jose Enrique
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Antonio-Lopez
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Benyuan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Ningbo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Effenberger
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amezcua-Correa
authors.forename: Guifang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li