Demonstration of 'Automatic' Turbulence Mitigation of 4 QPSK Channels in a Self-Coherent Free-Space Mode-Division-Multiplexed Link Using a Pilot Beam and Photodetector Array

Huibin Zhou*, Hao Song, Xinzhou Su, Yuxiang Duan, Kaiheng Zou, Runzhou Zhang, Moshe Tur, Alan E. Willner

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate 'automatic' turbulence mitigation of a self-coherent FSO MDM link with four 1-Gbaud QPSK channels using a transmitted pilot beam and PD array without power-splitting losses or detector-bandwidth sharing. Results show <3-dB turbulence-induced penalty, as compared to a >16-dB penalty for a conventional LO-based MDM system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2023 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781957171180
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Event2023 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2023 - San Diego, United States
Duration: 5 May 20239 May 2023

Publication series

Name2023 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2023 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2023 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2023
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Diego
Period5/05/239/05/23

Funding

FundersFunder number
Airbus Institute for Engineering ResearchDSCA 4441006051
Basic Research Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and EngineeringN00014-16-1-2813
Office of Naval ResearchN00014-20-1-2558
Office of Naval Research
Air Force Office of Scientific ResearchFA9453-20-2-0001
Air Force Office of Scientific Research

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