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Enabling 1200-km optical DNANF transmissions via the space-time coded digital subcarrier modulation
Optics Letters
|July 1, 2025
Summary
We developed a new coded modulation technique to overcome polarization mode dispersion (PMD) in long-haul hollow-core fiber transmissions. This method enables efficient long-distance optical communication over double nested antiresonant nodeless fibers (DNANFs).
Area of Science:
- Optical Communications
- Photonics
- Signal Processing
Background:
- Long-haul hollow-core fiber transmissions are crucial for future optical networks.
- Polarization Mode Dispersion (PMD) in double nested antiresonant nodeless fibers (DNANFs) poses a significant challenge for high-speed data transmission.
- High PMD necessitates complex digital signal processing (DSP) for equalization, increasing system cost and complexity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate the potential of 100-km DNANFs for long-haul hollow-core transmissions.
- To introduce and validate a novel coded modulation scheme to mitigate PMD and frequency-selective fading.
- To reduce digital signal processing (DSP) complexity associated with PMD compensation.
Main Methods:
- Fabrication of 100-km double nested antiresonant nodeless fibers (DNANFs).
- Implementation of a coded modulation technique leveraging frequency-resolved equalization across multiple subcarriers.
- Application of space-time coding (STC) on digital subcarrier modulations (DSCM) for equalization and performance balancing.
Main Results:
- Measured PMD coefficient of 0.7 ps/km for the 100-km DNANF span.
- Demonstrated 40-Gbaud optical transmissions using the proposed STC-DSCM.
- Achieved a 1200-km optical DNANF transmission with a Q-factor gain exceeding 0.62 dB.
Conclusions:
- DNANFs are feasible for long-haul optical communications.
- The proposed STC-DSCM effectively manages PMD and frequency-selective fading.
- This approach offers an efficient pathway to enhance the performance of long-distance hollow-core fiber systems.
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