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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC