OSNR penalty of self-homodyne coherent detection in spatial-division- multiplexing systems

Ruben S. Lúis, Benjamin J. Puttnam, José Manuel Delgado Mendinueta, Werner Klaus, Jun Sakaguchi, Yoshinari Awaji, Tetsuya Kawanishi, Atsushi Kanno, Naoya Wada

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Abstract

This letter presents a general model for the performance of spatial-division-multiplexing systems using self-homodyne detection. The model is applicable to single and dual polarization square M-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) signals, assuming arbitrary signal and pilot tone optical signal-to-noise ratios. Its validity is demonstrated using a seven-core multicore fiber link with quadrature phase shift keying and 16-QAM signals, comparing the performance of self-homodyne detection with intradyne detection.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6705627
Pages (from-to)477-479
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume26
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014 Mar 1
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Spatial-division multiplexing (SDM)
  • multi-core fibers (MCF)
  • self-homodyne detection (SHD)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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