Title :
Measurement of structural irregularity dependence on mode coupling along multi-core fiber using multi-channel OTDR system
Author :
Yoshida, Manabu ; Hirooka, Toshihiko ; Nakazawa, Masataka ; Imamura, Kousuke ; Sugizaki, Ryuichi ; Yagi, Takeshi
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
We have successfully measured the structural irregularity dependence on mode coupling along a multi-core fiber by using a multi-channel OTDR system. The system has a high dynamic range of more than 60 dB and a high spatial resolution of 10 m.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical time-domain reflectometry; space division multiplexing; mode coupling; multi-channel OTDR system; multi-core fiber; structural irregularity dependence measurement; Couplings; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical pulses; Optical variables measurement; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5059-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2013.6614464
