On a Scalable Path for Multimode MIMO-DSP
Fabio A. Barbosa, Stefan Rothe, Dennis Pohle, J\"urgen W. Czarske,, Filipe M. Ferreira

TL;DR
This paper introduces a scalable MIMO-DSP technique for multimode fiber communications that significantly reduces channel memory and optical front-end complexity by leveraging a principal modes approach.
Contribution
It proposes a novel MIMO-DSP method based on principal modes, enhancing scalability and efficiency in space-division multiplexing over multimode fibers.
Findings
Over 13 times reduction in channel memory
Minimized optical front-end requirements
Improved scalability for multimode MIMO systems
Abstract
A novel MIMO-DSP for space-division multiplexing over multimode fibres is proposed. A principal modes approach is shown to provide two-fold benefits: over 13 times channel memory reduction while minimising the number of optical front-ends needed to detect a subset of the spatial domain.
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Taxonomy
TopicsOptical Network Technologies · Photonic and Optical Devices · Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
