Title :
Mode converters and couplers for few-mode transmission
Author :
Li, An ; Chen, Xi ; Al Amin, Abdullah ; Shieh, William
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
Space-division multiplexing based on few-mode fiber has been studied as a promising technique to increase capacity. In this paper we review the recent progress on the enabling mode selective components including mode converters and couplers.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; few mode fiber; few mode transmission; mode converters; optical fiber couplers; space division multiplexing; Couplers; Couplings; Fiber gratings; Multiplexing; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1526-6
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2012.6280770
