• DocumentCode
    3593230
  • Title

    Low-crosstalk few-mode multi-core fiber for high-mode-density space-division multiplexing

  • Author

    Cen Xia ; Amezcua-Correa, Rodrigo ; Neng Bai ; Antonio-Lopez, Enrique ; May-Arrioja, Daniel ; Schulzgen, Axel ; Richardson, Mark ; Linares, Jorge ; Montero, C. ; Mateo, Eduardo ; Xiang Zhou ; Guifang Li

  • Author_Institution
    CREOL, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A seven-core few-mode multi-core fiber in which each core supports three spatial modes has been designed and fabricated. Low inter-core crosstalk is achieved with a high mode density. This fiber allows multiplexed transmission of 21 spatial modes per polarization.
  • Keywords
    optical crosstalk; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; space division multiplexing; fiber polarization; high-mode-density space-division multiplexing; intercore crosstalk; mode density; seven-core low-crosstalk few-mode multicore fiber; spatial modes; transmission multiplexing; Crosstalk; Educational institutions; Indexes; Multiplexing; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical variables measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6705925