Title :
Looking inside a fiber: Measuring mode content & properties
Author :
Ramachandran, Siddharth ; Gregg, P.
Author_Institution :
ECE Dept., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
We describe classification schemes for distinguishing eigenmodes in fibers, and highlight their similarities and differences. We then describe characterization schemes useful for elucidating their properties, such as field and polarization distributions, dispersion, and nonlinear impairments - characteristics of interest for fibers being developed for MDM.
Keywords :
eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; multiplexing; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; MDM; eigenmodes; fiber classification; fiber dispersion; field distribution; mode content; mode division mltiplexing; nonlinear impairments; polarization distribution; Abstracts; Educational institutions; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics;
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.2013.6614466
