Single Multicore-Fiber Bidirectional Spatial Channel Network Based on Spatial Cross-Connect and Multicore EDFA Efficiently Accommodating Asymmetric Traffic

Abstract

A single multicore-fiber bidirectional spatial channel network that efficiently accommodates asymmetric traffic is proposed and demonstrated using a core-selective-switch-based spatial cross-connect with an M × N wavelength-selective switch and a bidirectional multicore EDFA with reversible optical isolators.