Space-Division Multiplexed Transmission over 4200-km 3-Core Microstructured Fiber

Roland Ryf, René-Jean Essiambre, A.H. Gnauck, Sebastian Randel, M. A. Mestre, Christian Schmidt, Peter J. Winzer, R. Delbue, Peter J. Pupalaikis, A. Sureka,

Optical Fiber Communication Conference · 2012 · 141 citations · 5 references

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate multiple-input-multiple-output transmission of a combined 3-space-, and 2-polarization-, and 5-wavelength-division multiplex in a 3-core microstructured fiber over 4200 km. This is the record transmission distance for spatial-division multiplexing in a fiber.

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