Real-time Transoceanic Coupled 4-core Fiber Transmission
Shohei Beppu, Masahiro Kikuta, Koji Igarashi, H. Mukai, M. Shigihara, Yasuo Saito, Daiki Soma, Hidenori Takahashi, Noboru Yoshikane, Itsuro Morita, Masatoshi Suzuki, Takehiro Tsuritani
Abstract
We report the first experimental demonstration of transoceanic distance real-time transmission over coupled multicore fibers. The WDM DP-QPSK signals were transmitted over 7,200-km coupled-core four-core fibers by a recirculating loop and demodulated by real-time MIMO DSP.
Topics & Concepts
Wavelength-division multiplexingTransmission (telecommunications)Multi-core processorCore (optical fiber)Computer scienceMIMOOptical fiberPhase-shift keyingElectronic engineeringDigital signal processingFiber-optic communicationOpticsPhysicsBit error ratePlastic optical fiberTelecommunicationsMulti-mode optical fiberEngineeringComputer hardwareDecoding methodsChannel (broadcasting)WavelengthOperating systemOptical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsOptical Wireless Communication Technologies