title: Mode-selective optical packet switching in mode-division multiplexing networks.
abstract: A novel mode-selective optical packet switching, based on mode-multiplexers/demultiplexers and multi-port optical micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) switches, has been proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The experimental demonstration was performed using the LP(01), LP(11a) and LP(11b) modes of a 30-km long mode-division multiplexed few-mode fiber link, utilizing 40 Gb/s, 16-QAM signals.
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authors.lastname: Diamantopoulos
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authors.lastname: Hayashi
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authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
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authors.lastname: Maruta
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authors.lastname: Maruyama
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authors.lastname: Kuwaki
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authors.lastname: Takenaga
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authors.lastname: Uemura
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authors.lastname: Matsuo
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authors.lastname: Kitayama