Space-division multiplexing in optical fibres

DJ Richardson, JM Fini, LE Nelson - Nature photonics, 2013‏ - nature.com
Optical communication technology has been advancing rapidly for several decades,
supporting our increasingly information-driven society and economy. Much of this progress …

Space-division multiplexing: the next frontier in optical communication

G Li, N Bai, N Zhao, C **a - Advances in optics and photonics, 2014‏ - opg.optica.org
Space-division multiplexing (SDM) uses multiplicity of space channels to increase capacity
for optical communication. It is applicable for optical communication in both free space and …

Software defined optical networks (SDONs): A comprehensive survey

AS Thyagaturu, A Mercian, MP McGarry… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2016‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The emerging software defined networking (SDN) paradigm separates the data plane from
the control plane and centralizes network control in an SDN controller. Applications interact …

Survey and evaluation of space division multiplexing: From technologies to optical networks

GM Saridis, D Alexandropoulos… - … Surveys & Tutorials, 2015‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Single-mode fiber's physical capacity boundaries will soon be reached; hence, alternative
solutions are much needed to overcome the multiplying and remarkably large bandwidth …

On-chip mode-division multiplexing switch

B Stern, X Zhu, CP Chen, LD Tzuang, J Cardenas… - Optica, 2015‏ - opg.optica.org
Leveraging the spatial modes of multimode waveguides using mode-division multiplexing
on an integrated photonic chip allows unprecedented scaling of bandwidth density for on …

Routing, spectrum, and core and/or mode assignment on space-division multiplexing optical networks

H Tode, Y Hirota - Journal of Optical Communications and …, 2017‏ - opg.optica.org
Elastic optical networks (EONs) are considered to be one of the promising future networks
for spectrum flexibility. In conventional wavelength-division multiplexing networks, routing …

Resource allocation for space-division multiplexing: Optical white box versus optical black box networking

A Muhammad, G Zervas… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2015‏ - opg.optica.org
Elastic optical networking (EON) with space-division multiplexing (SDM) is the only evident
long-term solution to the capacity needs of the future networks. The introduction of space via …

On-demand spectrum and core allocation for reducing crosstalk in multicore fibers in elastic optical networks

S Fujii, Y Hirota, H Tode, K Murakami - Journal of Optical …, 2014‏ - opg.optica.org
In the past few years, many researchers have studied elastic optical networks, which exhibit
a dramatically improved transmission capacity compared with conventional optical networks …

Spatial channel network (SCN): opportunities and challenges of introducing spatial bypass toward the massive SDM era

M **no - Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, 2019‏ - opg.optica.org
Considering middle-term predictions of the need for commercial 10-Tb/s optical interfaces
working in 1-P b/s optical transport systems by 2024 and recalling the introduction of the …

A survey on challenges of spatial division multiplexing enabled elastic optical networks

Í Brasileiro, L Costa, A Drummond - Optical Switching and Networking, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Elastic Optical Networks (EON) emerge as a viable solution to support the current
growing demand for bandwidth. With the application of multi-core fibers (MCF) in EON links …