Abstract
We present a summary of a procedure for calculating a nonlinear fiber capacity limit estimate for optically-routed networks. We present nonlinear Kerr fiber capacity results for single-mode fibers and discuss spatial multiplexing in multicore and multimode fibers as a way to increase capacity.
© 2012 Optical Society of America
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