Hermite-Gaussian Mode Division Multiplexing for Free-Space Optical Interconnects
In keeping pace with the exponential growth in network traffic, it is imperative to explore new multiplexing degrees of freedom in addition to wavelength, time, intensity and phase. The next frontier in free-space optics (FSO) envisages the eigenmode of an optical resonator as a new
multiplexing degree of freedom. This paper focuses on mode division multiplexing of two parallel 2.5 Gbps channels on spiral-phased Hermite-Gaussian modes HG 10 and HG 11 for free-space optical interconnects at a wavelength of 850 nm. The signal-to-noise ratios, eye diagrams and modal analyses
are investigated.
Keywords: Data Center; Free-Space Optics (FSO); Hermite-Gaussian Mode; Mode Division Multiplexing (MDM); Optical Interconnects; Spiral Phase; Vortex Lens
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: 1: Integrated Optics Group, School of Computing, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia 2: Faculty of Creative Multimedia, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Publication date: 01 October 2015
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