TR2014-011

High-Dimensional Modulation for Mode-Division Multiplexing

- Arik, S.O., Millar, D.S., Koike-Akino, T., Kojima, K., Parsons, K., "High-Dimensional Modulation for Mode-Division Multiplexing", Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), March 2014.
  BibTeX TR2014-011 PDF
  - @inproceedings{Arik2014mar,
  - author = {Arik, S.O. and Millar, D.S. and Koike-Akino, T. and Kojima, K. and Parsons, K.},
  - title = {High-Dimensional Modulation for Mode-Division Multiplexing},
  - booktitle = {Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC)},
  - year = 2014,
  - month = mar,
  - isbn = {978-1-55752-993-0},
  - url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2014-011}
  - }
MERL Contacts:
- Toshiaki
  Koike-Akino
- Kieran
  Parsons
Research Areas:

Communications, Signal Processing

TR Image — (a) Additive white Gaussian noise channel performances (Eb: Energy per bit, N0: Unilateral noise power spectral density) (b) Recovered constellations at the optimum launch power in (c) in the absence of amplified spontaneous emission noise, showing the effects of nonlinear distortion. Span loss budget vs launch power per spatial mode for optical signal-to-noise ratio corresponding to BER of (c) 10^-2 and (d) 10^-3.

Abstract:

We explore high-dimensional modulation for mode-division multiplexed optical fiber communication systems, focusing on optimized 24-D modulation formats in six-mode fiber transmission. Compared with conventional formats, our simulations demonstrate up to 8.7 dB span loss budget improvement for 6 b/s/Hz intra-channel spectral efficiency.

MERL Contacts:

ToshiakiKoike-Akino

KieranParsons

Research Areas:

Abstract:

Toshiaki
Koike-Akino

Kieran
Parsons