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Optical amplifiers for space division multiplexed transmission

Optical amplifiers for space division multiplexed transmission
Optical amplifiers for space division multiplexed transmission
Space division multiplexing (SDM) utilizing few-mode fibers or multicore fibers supporting multiple spatial channels, is currently under intense investigation as an efficient approach to overcome the current capacity limitations of high-speed long-haul transmission systems based on single mode optical fibers. In order to realize the potential energy and cost savings offered by SDM systems, the individual spatial channels should be simultaneously amplified with associated SDM amplifiers. In this paper, a review of recent progress on the implementation of various SDM amplifiers for SDM transmission is provided and strategies to minimize the differential modal gain in few-mode erbium doped fiber amplifiers (FM-EDFAs) are presented. In particular, the performance of both core-pumped and cladding-pumped 6-mode EDFAs will be discussed in detail and the prospect of further scaling with respect to the number of spatial modes that can be amplified will be described.
Jung, Yongmin
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Kang, Qiongyue
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Sahu, Jayanta
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Alam, Shaiful
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Richardson, David
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Jung, Yongmin
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Kang, Qiongyue
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Sahu, Jayanta
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Alam, Shaiful
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Richardson, David
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Jung, Yongmin, Kang, Qiongyue, Sahu, Jayanta, Alam, Shaiful and Richardson, David (2015) Optical amplifiers for space division multiplexed transmission. IEEE Photonics Newsletter.

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Space division multiplexing (SDM) utilizing few-mode fibers or multicore fibers supporting multiple spatial channels, is currently under intense investigation as an efficient approach to overcome the current capacity limitations of high-speed long-haul transmission systems based on single mode optical fibers. In order to realize the potential energy and cost savings offered by SDM systems, the individual spatial channels should be simultaneously amplified with associated SDM amplifiers. In this paper, a review of recent progress on the implementation of various SDM amplifiers for SDM transmission is provided and strategies to minimize the differential modal gain in few-mode erbium doped fiber amplifiers (FM-EDFAs) are presented. In particular, the performance of both core-pumped and cladding-pumped 6-mode EDFAs will be discussed in detail and the prospect of further scaling with respect to the number of spatial modes that can be amplified will be described.

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Published date: 1 October 2015
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 383172
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/383172
PURE UUID: 29d2ec75-79b6-45c1-a65c-997392fca6a6
ORCID for Yongmin Jung: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9054-4372
ORCID for Jayanta Sahu: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3560-6152
ORCID for David Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058

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Date deposited: 09 Nov 2015 11:51
Last modified: 09 Feb 2023 02:46

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Author: Yongmin Jung ORCID iD
Author: Qiongyue Kang
Author: Jayanta Sahu ORCID iD
Author: Shaiful Alam

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