We numerically investigate a standard 3-mode transmission system with weakly or strongly coupled MUX/DEMUXes. Strong mode coupling arising in the MUX/DEMUX manifest a severe penalty due to equalization enhanced phase… Click to show full abstract
We numerically investigate a standard 3-mode transmission system with weakly or strongly coupled MUX/DEMUXes. Strong mode coupling arising in the MUX/DEMUX manifest a severe penalty due to equalization enhanced phase noise compared to weak coupling.
               
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