• DocumentCode
    1478885
  • Title

    Characterization of Multimode Fiber by Selective Mode Excitation

  • Author

    Carpenter, Joel ; Wilkinson, Timothy D.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
  • Volume
    30
  • Issue
    10
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    5/15/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1386
  • Lastpage
    1392
  • Abstract
    Each mode of a 2 km 50 μm OM2 grade multimode fiber is precisely excited at multiple orientations using a binary phase spatial light modulator (SLM) to generate a detailed modal description of the fiber and minimize modal dispersion over 4.5 THz of optical bandwidth.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre dispersion; spatial light modulators; OM2 grade multimode fiber; binary phase spatial light modulator; frequency 4.5 THz; optical bandwidth; selective mode excitation; size 2 km; size 50 mum; Apertures; Chromatic dispersion; Delay; Frequency measurement; Laser beams; Optical fibers; Simulated annealing; Adaptive optics; optical fiber communication; optical fiber dispersion; spatial light modulators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.2012.2189756
  • Filename
    6175092