Title :
Space Division Multiplexing Using Multi-Element Fibers
Author :
Rancano, V.J.F. ; Jain, Sonal ; May-Smith, T.C. ; Sahu, J.K. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Multi-element Fibers (MEFs) are presented as an alternative spatial division multiplexing (SDM) technology which can address some of the drawbacks that current implementations exhibit. The benefits obtained from this fiber geometry show that MEF can be a cost-effective solution for SDM implementation in commercial optical networks.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; space division multiplexing; MEF; SDM implementation; alternative spatial division multiplexing technology; commercial optical networks; cost-effective solution; fiber geometry; multielement fibers; space division multiplexing; Crosstalk; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Multi-Element Fibers; Optical Fiber Communications; Spatial Division Multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2766-1
DOI :
10.1109/SUM.2014.101
