On-Chip Mode-Division Multiplexing Transmission With Modal Crosstalk Mitigation Employing Low-Coherence Matched Detection

We experimentally demonstrate on-chip modal crosstalk mitigation over two mode-division multiplexing (MDM) integrated circuits supporting four and eleven waveguide modes employing low-coherence matched detection. 30-Gbaud 8-PSK mode-multiplexed signal is successfully transmitted over the circuits without using multiple-in-multiple-output (MIMO) processing under a maximum modal crosstalk of 10 dB. Ten-mode-multiplexed on-chip transmission achieves a total capacity of 900 Gbit/s. This work shows the feasibility of using high-order modes in on-chip MDM transmission for future high-capacity optical interconnects.