Two-mode multiplexing at 2×10.7 Gbps over 7-cell hollow-core photonic band gap fiber

We demonstrate two-mode multiplexing at 2×10.7 Gbps over 7-cell hollow-core photonic band gap fiber. BER performances below FEC threshold limit (3.3×10<sup>−3</sup>) are shown for both data channels.

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