12-core × 3-mode Dense Space Division Multiplexed Transmission over 40 km Employing Multi-carrier Signals with Parallel MIMO Equalization

Takayuki Mizuno, Toru Kobayashi, H. Takara, A. Sano, Hiroto Kawakami, Tadao Nakagawa, Y. Miyamoto, Yoshiteru Abe, Takashi Goh, M. Oguma,

2014 · 135 citations · 2 references

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We demonstrate dense SDM transmission of 20-WDM multi-carrier PDM-32QAM signals over a 40-km 12-core × 3-mode fiber with 247.9-b/s/Hz spectral efficiency. Parallel MIMO equalization enables 21-ns DMD compensation with 61 TDE taps per subcarrier.

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