Adaptive MIMO Signal Processing for Mode-division Multiplexing
04 March 2012
The fiber-optic multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) channel is analyzed. For a 6 × 6 MIMO experiment over 96 km few-mode fiber it is found that the mode dependent loss is 3 dB, with negligible temporal fluctuations and almost no impact on capacity. OCIS codes: (060.1660) Coherent communications, (030.4070) Modes, (060.4230) Multiplexing
