Abstract
We evaluate the effect of mode-dependent loss (MDL) on the bit-error-ratio (BER) performance of optical multiple-input-multiple-output space-division multiplexing (MIMO-SDM) systems using finite signal constellations and maximum likelihood detection. Through analyses and numerical simulations, we study the signal-to-noise-ratio penalty incurred by MDL as a function of various system parameters.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 6802440 |
Pages (from-to) | 1223-1226 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Jun 2014 |
Keywords
- Space-division multiplexing
- bit-error-ratio
- mode-dependent loss
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering