Title :
Low-loss and large-Aeff multi-core fiber for SNR enhancement
Author :
Hayashi, Teruaki ; Taru, T. ; Shimakawa, Osamu ; Sasaki, T. ; Sasaoka, Eisuke
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. R&D Labs., Sumitomo Electr. Ind., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
We designed and fabricated a low-crosstalk seven-core fiber with losses up to 0.17 dB/km and effective areas larger than 120 μm2, and show improved performance in signal-to-noise ratio of each core of the fiber in existence of the crosstalk.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical noise; SNR enhancement; effective areas; multicore fiber; optical crosstalk; optical design; optical fibre fabircation; optical fibre losses; signal-to-noise ratio; Crosstalk; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Propagation losses; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
