4.096 Tbit/s multidimensional multiplexing signals transmission over 1000 km few mode fiber
Yu Zhang, Chen Wang, Kaihui Wang, Junjie Ding, Bowen Zhu, Lei Shen, Lei Zhang, Ruichun Wang, Changkun Yan, Bo Liu, Jianjun Yu
Abstract
We experimentally transmit eight wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) channels, 16 quadratic-amplitude-modulation (QAM) signals at 32-GBaud, over 1000 km few mode fiber (FMF). In this experiment, we use WDM, mode division multiplexing, and polarization multiplexing for signal transmission. Through the multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) equalization algorithms, we achieve the total line transmission rate of 4.096 Tbit/s. The results prove that the bit error rates (BERs) for the 16QAM signals after 1000 km FMF transmission are below the soft-decision forward-error-correction (SD-FEC) threshold of 2.4×10-2, and the net rate reaches 3.413 Tbit/s. Our proposed system provides a reference for the future development of high-capacity communication.