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32-core Dense SDM Unidirectional Transmission of PDM-16QAM Signals Over 1600 km Using Crosstalk-managed Single-mode Heterogeneous Multicore Transmission Line

Takayuki Mizuno, Kohki Shibahara, Hirotaka Ono, Yoshiteru Abe, Y. Miyamoto, F. Ye, Toshio Morioka, Y. Sasaki, Yoshimichi Amma, Katsuhiro Takenaga,

2016 · 67 citations · 0 references

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EngineeringCommunicationElectrical EngineeringDigital CommunicationPhotonicsFiber OpticsFiber-optic CommunicationHeterogeneous System ArchitectureOptical Communication SystemsOptical Fiber PropagationOptical FibersDispersion ManagementHigh-speed TransmissionSingle-mode Fiber PropagationSingle-mode FibersSingle-mode Optical FibersSpace-division Multiplexing

Abstract

We demonstrate 32-core dense space-division multiplexed (DSDM) unidirectional transmission of PDM-16QAM 20-WDM signals over 1644.8 km employing a low-crosstalk single-mode heterogeneous 32-core fiber in a partial recirculating-loop system.