Space-division multiplexing (SDM) enables the transmission of independent data channels over different fiber modes of multi-mode fibers. In this talk, we review key characteristics of devices and fibers for SDM transmission and summarize recent SDM transmission demonstrations, including 1.01 peta-bit/s transmission in a 15-mode fiber.
He WenQi MoPierre SillardRodrigo Amezcua CorreaGuifang Li
Katsunori ImamuraK. MukasaRyuichi SugizakiYu MimuraT. Yagi
Georg RademacherRuben S. LuísBenjamin J. PuttnamTobias A. ErikssonRoland RyfErik AgrellRyo MaruyamaKazuhiko AikawaYoshinari AwajiHideaki FurukawaNaoya Wada