Title :
Converting a multimode fiber into a single-mode fiber
Author :
Sorin, W.V. ; Tan, M.R.
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Labs., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
A multimode fiber infrastructure can be used to support single-mode Silicon Photonics by coupling only to the lowest-order mode of the fiber. This allows Silicon Photonics to share a common fiber infrastructure with multimode VCSELs.
Keywords :
elemental semiconductors; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical interconnections; silicon; Si; lowest-order mode coupling; multimode VCSEL; multimode fiber; optical interconnects; single-mode fiber; single-mode silicon photonics; Couplings; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber theory; Standards; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers; Fiber optic links; Optical interconnects;
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.2013.6614568
