Mode-dependent Loss and Gain Emulation in Coupled SDM Transmission

Ruby S.B. Ospina; Menno van den Hout; Chigo M. Okonkwo; Darli A.A. Mello

doi:10.14209/SBRT.2020.1570658187

Mode-dependent Loss and Gain Emulation in Coupled SDM Transmission

Ruby S.B. Ospina
, Menno van den Hout
, Chigo M. Okonkwo
, Darli A.A. Mello

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Abstract

Space-division multiplexing (SDM) is currently the only solution to cope with the exponential growth of data traffic in optical transmission networks. The performance of long-haul SDM transmission is fundamentally limited by mode-dependent loss (MDL) and mode-dependent gain (MDG) generated in components and amplifiers. To enable the study of MDL/MDG effects in SDM systems as well as MDL/MDG estimation methods within the context of experimental setups, we evaluate an MDL/MDG emulator based on variable optical attenuators (VOAs) and photonic lanterns. We assess MDL/MDG emulation in different attenuation scenarios and demonstrate the capability of the emulator to artificially introduce a wide range of MDL/MDG in a short-reach 3-mode transmission system.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	XXXVIII Simpósio Brasileiro de Telecomunicações e Processamento de Sinais (SBrT2020)
Number of pages	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14209/SBRT.2020.1570658187
Publication status	Published - 22 Nov 2020
Event	XXXVIII Simpósio Brasileiro de Telecomunicações e Processamento de Sinais (SBrT 2020) - Duration: 22 Nov 2020 → 25 Nov 2020

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Conference	XXXVIII Simpósio Brasileiro de Telecomunicações e Processamento de Sinais (SBrT 2020)
Period	22/11/20 → 25/11/20

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