Title :
Splice induced performance penalty in mode multiplexed few-mode fibers
Author :
Rademacher, Georg ; Warm, S. ; Petermann, K.
Author_Institution :
FB Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We show that splice-induced discrete mode coupling leads to performance penalties in mode-multiplexed transmission systems. This can be explained by an increased waveform variance and nonlinear induced changes of the coupling characteristics.
Keywords :
multiplexing; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre networks; splicing; mode multiplexed few-mode fibers; mode-multiplexed transmission systems; nonlinear induced changes; splice induced performance penalty; splice-induced discrete mode coupling; waveform variance; Couplings; Fiber nonlinear optics; MIMO; Multiplexing; Optical fibers;
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.2013.6614547
