Title :
Number of usable principal modes in a mode division multiplexing transmission for different multi-mode fibers
Author :
Juarez, Adrian A. ; Warm, S. ; Bunge, C.A. ; Petermann, K.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We investigate the suitability of PMs for coherent MDM transmission as the number of eigenmodes increase in a MMF. We observe an exponential decay of usable PMs after reaching a local maximum.
Keywords :
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; multiplexing; optical fibre communication; MMF; coherent MDM transmission; different multimode fibers; eigenmodes; exponential decay; mode division multiplexing transmission; suitability; usable principal modes; Couplings; Crosstalk; Equations; Mathematical model; Optical fiber networks; Simulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
