Demonstration of a Spatial Super Channel Switching SDM Network Node on a Field Deployed 15-Mode Fiber Network

We demonstrate a high spatial spectral efficiency SDM ROADM operating on a field-deployed 15-mode fiber network. We evaluate spatial super channel switching scenarios for full add&drop, full express, partial add drop, and optical bypass with a granularity of 5 Tb/s. (C) 2022 The Author(s)

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We present a high spatial spectral efficiency SDM ROADM operating on a field-deployed 15-mode fiber network. We evaluate spatial superchannel switching scenarios for full add&drop, full express, partial add drop, and optical bypass with a granularity of 5 Tb/s.