Title :
High-count multi-core fibers for space-division multiplexing with propagation-direction interleaving
Author :
Feihong Ye ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Takara, Hidehiko ; Asif, Rameez ; Morioka, Toshio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
By introducing a square lattice structure for bidirectional core assignments in multi-core fibers, the effectiveness of propagation-direction interleaving for crosstalk reduction can be increased, realizing a 24-core fiber with -30.6 dB crosstalk over 100 km.
Keywords :
optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; space division multiplexing; 24-core fiber; bidirectional core assignments; crosstalk reduction; distance 100 km; high-count multicore fibers; propagation-direction interleaving; space-division multiplexing; square lattice structure; Crosstalk; Nonhomogeneous media;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
