• DocumentCode
    3095580
  • 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
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    9-11 July 2012
  • Firstpage
    197
  • Lastpage
    198
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Seattle, WA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1526-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOSST.2012.6280770
  • Filename
    6280770