Space-Time Codes for Mode-Multiplexed Optical Fiber Transmission Systems

Elie Awwad (1, 2, 3, 4) , Ghaya Rekaya-Ben Othman (1, 5) , Yves Jaouën (1, 5) , Yann Frignac (6, 7)

1 LTCI - Laboratoire Traitement et Communication de l'Information
2 Télécom Paris
3 GTO - Télécommunications Optiques
4 COMELEC - Département Communications & Electronique
5 COMELEC - Département Communications & Electronique
6 SAMOVAR - Services répartis, Architectures, MOdélisation, Validation, Administration des Réseaux
7 CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

We propose space-time codes to mitigate mode dependent loss in spatial division multiplexed optical transmission systems using multi-mode fibers. The codes can replace or complement mode scrambling used to reduce loss disparities between the modes.

Mots clés: Fiber optics communications; Multiplexing

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Elie Awwad, Ghaya Rekaya-Ben Othman, Yves Jaouën, Yann Frignac. Space-Time Codes for Mode-Multiplexed Optical Fiber Transmission Systems. Advanced Photonics for Communication Congress - Signal Processing in Photonic Communications, Jul 2014, San Diego, U.S. Outlying Islands. pp.SM2D.4. ⟨hal-01053539⟩