Optical MIMO NOMA-PON based on single carrier transmission and polarization interleaving

We experimentally demonstrate optical multiple inputs and multiple outputs (MIMO) transmission for non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) based passive optical network (PON) using polarization interleaving, which offers a higher system capacity for a larger number of users. The MIMO demultiplexing and the inter-user interference mitigation are realized with efficient channel equalization. The optimum power allocation ratio is about 0.42 in the case of four users.