Title :
Crosstalk variation of multi-core fibre due to fibre bend
Author :
Hayashi, Tetsuya ; Nagashima, Takuji ; Shimakawa, Osamu ; Sasaki, Takashi ; Sasaoka, Eisuke
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. R & D Labs., Sumitomo Electr. Ind., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
It was experimentally and theoretically confirmed for the first time that inter-core crosstalk can be varied more than 20dB depending on bending radius. Simulation results based on coupled-mode equation with equivalent index model are in good agreement with measurement results.
Keywords :
bending; coupled mode analysis; optical crosstalk; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre testing; optical fibres; coupled-mode equation; equivalent index model; fibre bending; intercore crosstalk; multicore fibre; optical fibre fabrication; Crosstalk; Fluctuations; Frequency measurement; Indexes; Mathematical model; Optical fibers; Propagation constant;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621143
