Title :
Efficient spatial aperture-sampled mode multiplexer for ring fibers
Author :
Blau, Miri ; Marom, Dan M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem, Israel
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
Efficient space division multiplexing from single mode fibers to a few mode fiber is extended to specialty refractive index ring profile fibers. Optimizing the beam apertures achieves lower average coupling loss and mode dependent losses.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; refractive index; space division multiplexing; beam apertures; coupling loss; few mode fiber; mode dependent loss; ring fibers; single mode fiber; space division multiplexing; spatial aperture-sampled mode multiplexer; specialty refractive index ring profile fibers; Apertures; Multiplexing; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optimization; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600371