Title :
Designing multi-core optical fibres for minimal modal dispersion
Author :
Issa, N.A. ; van Eijkelenborg, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
A design principle for achieving low modal dispersion in a multi-core fibre with a high packing fill-fraction is presented. The effect is achieved by maximising the coupling between neighbouring cores at the desired operating wavelength.
Keywords :
coupled mode analysis; optical design techniques; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre dispersion; coupled mode theory; high packing fill-fraction; minimal modal dispersion; multicore optical fibres; optical fibre design;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
