Mode-division multiplexed transmission of wavelength-division multiplexing signals over a 100-km single-span orbital angular momentum fiber

Junwei Zhang; Junyi Liu; Lei Shen; Lei Zhang; Jie Luo; Jie Liu; Siyuan Yu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.394864

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