Title :
Hole-assisted few-mode multi-core fiber for high-density space-division multiplexing
Author :
Cen Xia ; Amezcua-Correa, Rodrigo ; Neng Bai ; Antonio-Lopez, Enrique ; May-Arriojo, D. ; Schulzgen, Axel ; Richardson, Mark ; Linares, Jorge ; Montero, C. ; Mateo, Eduardo ; Xiang Zhou ; Guifang Li
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
A seven-core few-mode multi-core fiber in which each core supports three spatial modes has been designed and fabricated for the first time. The hole-assisted structure allows low crosstalk transmission of 21 spatial modes per polarization per wavelength.
Keywords :
optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre polarisation; space division multiplexing; high density space division multiplexing; hole assisted fewmode multicore fiber; low crosstalk transmission; optical fiber polarization; spatial mode; Crosstalk; Educational institutions; Multicore processing; Multiplexing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1526-6
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2012.6280775
