• DocumentCode
    1795598
  • Title

    2-Mode EDFA with low loss PLC type coupler for mode division multiplexed transmission

  • Author

    Wada, Masaki ; Sakamoto, Takanori ; Mori, Takayoshi ; Yamamoto, Takayuki ; Yamamoto, Fumihiko

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    6-10 July 2014
  • Firstpage
    87
  • Lastpage
    88
  • Abstract
    We realized a PLC-type coupler with low signal and pump losses of less than 2 dB, and we evaluated the signal OSNR for both the LP01 and LP11 modes after a 1000 km transmission with our 2-mode EDFA.
  • Keywords
    erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; wavelength division multiplexing; 2-mode EDFA; LP01 modes; LP11 modes; distance 1000 km; low loss PLC type coupler; mode division multiplexed transmission; signal OSNR; transmission; Couplers; Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Insertion loss; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical noise; Signal to noise ratio;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Melbourne, VIC
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6888006