Title :
Low-crosstalk and low-loss multi-core fiber utilizing fiber bend
Author :
Hayashi, Tetsuya ; Taru, Toshiki ; Shimakawa, Osamu ; Sasaki, Takashi ; Sasaoka, Eisuke
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. R&D Lab., Sumitomo Electr. Ind., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We designed and fabricated a multi-core fiber whose attenuation is less than 0.18 dB/km and effective area is about 80 μm2. Crosstalk was observed be less than -55.5 dB after 17.6 km propagation.
Keywords :
optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; fiber bend; low-crosstalk multicore fiber; low-loss multicore fiber; Attenuation; Crosstalk; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory;
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
