Title :
Novel passive launch scheme for ultimate bandwidth improvement of graded-index multimode fibers
Author :
Kwok, C.H. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Cunningham, D.G.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Div. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Abstract :
We propose a new practical multimode fiber optical launch scheme, providing near single mode group excitation for >5 times transmission bandwidth improvement. Equalization-free transmission of a 10-Gb/s signal over 220-m fiber is achieved in experimental demonstrations.
Keywords :
equalisers; gradient index optics; optical fibres; bandwidth improvement; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; equalization-free transmission; fiber optical launch scheme; graded-index multimode fibers; passive launch scheme; single mode group excitation; size 220 m; transmission bandwidth improvement; Bandwidth; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonics; Polynomials; Refractive index; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
