Title :
Few Mode Transmission Fiber With Low DGD, Low Mode Coupling, and Low Loss
Author :
Grüner-Nielsen, Lars ; Sun, Yi ; Nicholson, Jeffrey W. ; Jakobsen, Dan ; Jespersen, Kim G. ; Lingle, Robert, Jr. ; Pálsdóttir, Bera
Author_Institution :
OFS Fitel Denmark, Brøndby, Denmark
Abstract :
A transmission fiber for mode division multiplexing supporting LP01 and LP11 modes, with low differential group delay, low mode coupling, and low loss for both modes is presented. Spatially and spectrally resolved mode imaging (S2 imaging) is used for characterization.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; LP01 mode; LP11 mode; few-mode transmission fiber; low-DGD; low-differential group delay; low-mode coupling; low-optical loss; mode division multiplexing; spatially resolved mode imaging; spectrally resolved mode imaging; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical fibers; optical fiber measurements;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2012.2227243
