Mode- and wavelength-multiplexed transmission with crosstalk mitigation using a single amplified spontaneous emission source

Yetian Huang; Haoshuo Chen; Hanzi Huang; Zhengxuan Li; Nicolas K. Fontaine; Roland Ryf; Juan Carlos Alvarado; Rodrigo Amezcua-Correa; John van Weerdenburg; Chigo Okonkwo; A. M. J. Koonen; Yingxiong Song; Min Wang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.7.001363

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