Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate for the first time hitless spectrum defragmentation exploiting signals overlap in a field trial. Spectrum resources are shared without signals loss. The defragmentation procedure was successfully verified through 32Gbaud PM-QPSK-TFP signals over 1320km installed fiber.
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