Fiber transmission demonstrations in vector mode space division multiplexing

doi:10.1007/s12200-018-0812-2

Front. Optoelectron.

2018, Vol. 11

Issue (2) : 155-162 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-018-0812-2

REVIEW ARTICLE

Fiber transmission demonstrations in vector mode space division multiplexing

Leslie A. RUSCH(

), Sophie LAROCHELLE

Centre for Optics, Photonics and Lasers, ECE Department, Université Laval, Quebec, G1V 0A6, Canada

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Abstract

Much attention has been focused on the use of scalar modes for space division multiplexing (SDM). Alternative vector mode bases offer another solution set for SDM, expanding the available trade-offs in system performance and complexity. We present two types of ring core fiber conceived and designed to explore SDM with fibers exhibiting low interactions between supported modes. We review demonstrations of fiber data transmission for two separate vector mode bases: one for orbital angular momentum (OAM) modes and one for linearly polarized vector (LPV) modes. The OAM mode demonstrations include short transmissions using commercially available transceivers, as well as kilometer length transmission at extended data rates. The LPV demonstrations span kilometer length transmissions at high data rate with coherent detection, as well as a radio over fiber experiment with direct detection of narrowband signals.

Keywords space division multiplexing (SDM) few-mode ﬁber (FMF) orbital angular momentum (OAM) linearly polarized vector (LPV) modes ring core fiber (RCF) polarization maintaining fiber

Corresponding Authors: Leslie A. RUSCH

Just Accepted Date: 24 April 2018 Online First Date: 01 June 2018 Issue Date: 04 July 2018

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Leslie A. RUSCH,Sophie LAROCHELLE. Fiber transmission demonstrations in vector mode space division multiplexing[J]. Front. Optoelectron., 2018, 11(2): 155-162.

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Fig.1 Geometry of (a) a ring core fiber (RCF) and (b) an elliptical ring core fiber (ERCF)

Fig.2 Refractive index profile of (a) ring core fiber showing the design (red) and the measured profile (blue), and (b) an elliptical ring core fiber showing the measured profile along the two axis of the ellipse

Fig.3 Reflection spectrum of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) written in the ring core fiber (RCF, red) and the elliptical ring core fiber (ERCF, blue)

Fig.4 Setup for transmission experiments. In experiments with commercial transceivers, OAM0 uses OOK transceiver with direct detection, while OAM±1 uses QPSK transceiver with coherent detection. In experiments with a real-time oscilloscope, QPSK with coherent detection is used on both OAM0 and OAM±1

Fig.5 Setup for transmission experiments with LPV modes. In wideband experiments, QPSK data is transmitted on all modes and coherent detection is used. In narrowband radio over fiber experiments, only four channels are populated: inputs 5 and 6 are unused and input 2 is modified to generate LPV_11a,_x rather than LPV_21a,_{x. PBC: polarization beam combiner}

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