36 research outputs found

    Ultra-high bandwidth quantum secured data transmission

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    Quantum key distribution (QKD) provides an attractive means for securing communications in optical fibre networks. However, deployment of the technology has been hampered by the frequent need for dedicated dark fibres to segregate the very weak quantum signals from conventional traffic. Up until now the coexistence of QKD with data has been limited to bandwidths that are orders of magnitude below those commonly employed in fibre optic communication networks. Using an optimised wavelength divisional multiplexing scheme, we transport QKD and the prevalent 100 Gb/s data format in the forward direction over the same fibre for the first time. We show a full quantum encryption system operating with a bandwidth of 200 Gb/s over a 100 km fibre. Exploring the ultimate limits of the technology by experimental measurements of the Raman noise, we demonstrate it is feasible to combine QKD with 10 Tb/s of data over a 50 km link. These results suggest it will be possible to integrate QKD and other quantum photonic technologies into high bandwidth data communication infrastructures, thereby allowing their widespread deployment

    Reconfigurable SDM switching using novel silicon photonic integrated circuit

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    Space division multiplexing using multicore fibers is becoming a more and more promising technology. In space-division multiplexing fiber network, the reconfigurable switch is one of the most critical components in network nodes. In this paper we for the first time demonstrate reconfigurable space-division multiplexing switching using silicon photonic integrated circuit, which is fabricated on a novel silicon-on-insulator platform with buried Al mirror. The silicon photonic integrated circuit is composed of a 7 × 7 switch and low loss grating coupler array based multicore fiber couplers. Thanks to the Al mirror, grating couplers with ultra-low coupling loss with optical multicore fibers is achieved. The lowest total insertion loss of the silicon integrated circuit is as low as 4.5 dB, with low crosstalk lower than −30 dB. Excellent performances in terms of low insertion loss and low crosstalk are obtained for the whole C-band. 1 Tb/s/core transmission over a 2-km 7-core fiber and space-division multiplexing switching is demonstrated successfully. Bit error rate performance below 10−9 is obtained for all spatial channels with low power penalty. The proposed design can be easily upgraded to reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer capable of switching several multicore fibers

    Improved reconstruction of refractive index profiles

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    The impact of bit-width reduced MIMO equalization for few mode fiber transmission systems

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    \u3cp\u3eExperimental multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission systems employ offline processing with 64bit floating point (FP) precision, which require extensive logic for real-time implementation. We demonstrate 12bit FP precision with \u3c/p\u3

    Compact spatial multiplexers for mode division multiplexing

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    \u3cp\u3eSpatial multiplexer (SMUX) for mode division multiplexing (MDM) has evolved from mode-selective excitation, multiple-spot and photonic-lantern based solutions in order to minimize both mode-dependent loss (MDL) and coupler insertion loss (CIL). This paper discusses the implementation of all the three solutions by compact components in a small footprint. Moreover, the compact SMUX can be manufactured in mass production and packaged to assure high reliability. First, push-pull scheme and center launch based SMUXes are demonstrated on two mostly-popular photonic integration platforms: Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and Indium Phosphide (InP) for selectively exciting LP\u3csub\u3e01\u3c/sub\u3e and LP\u3csub\u3e11\u3c/sub\u3e modes. 2- dimensional (2D) top-coupling by using vertical emitters is explored to provide a coupling interface between a few-mode fiber (FMF) and the photonic integrated SMUX. SOI-based grating couplers and InP-based 45° vertical mirrors are proposed and researched as vertical emitters in each platform. Second, a 3-spot SMUX is realized on an InP-based circuit through employing 45° vertical mirrors. Third, as a newly-emerging photonic integration platform, laser-inscribed 3D waveguide (3DW) technology is applied for a fully-packaged dual-channel 6-mode SMUX including two 6-core photonic lantern structures as mode multiplexer and demultiplexer, respectively.\u3c/p\u3

    Compact integrated solutions for mode (de-)multiplexing

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    Integrated mode (de-)multiplexers can offer compact and stable solutions for MDM systems. SOI-based circuits are introduced and have been tested in system experiments. Scalability to higher numbers of modes is discussed

    6×6 MIMO frequency domain equalization of 28GBaud 128-SP-QAM few-mode fiber transmission

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    \u3cp\u3eA low complexity 6×6 frequency domain equalizer is used to demonstrate the improved robustness to residual channel interference of 4 dimensional symbols with respect to 2 dimensional symbols for few mode fiber transmission systems.\u3c/p\u3

    Improving single mode transmission performance using few-mode fibers and space-time coding

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    Space-time block codes can extend the optical signal to noise ratio tolerance in multiple-input multiple-output optical coherent spatial division multiplexing transmission systems with respect to single-mode transmission performance. The OSNR tolerance gain is achieved through exploiting the spatial diversity few-mode-fibers offer. An OSNR gain of 3.2, 4.1, 4.9, and 6.8 dB at the hard-decision forward error correcting limit with respect to single mode fiber back-to-back performance is shown for DP-OPSK, 8,16, and 32 DP-QAM~ respectively
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