Title :
Length dependence of cutoff wavelength of trench-assisted multi-core fiber
Author :
Arakawa, Yoko ; Takenaga, Katsuhiro ; Tanigawa, Shoji ; Sasaki, Yusuke ; Matsuo, Shoichiro ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Electron. Lab., Fujikura Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
Fiber-length dependence of cutoff-wavelength of trench-assisted multi-core fiber is investigated. It is clarified theoretically and experimentally that the different cutoff-wavelength behavior between cores is associated with confinement losses of higher-order modes.
Keywords :
optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; confinement losses; fiber-length dependent cutoff-wavelength; higher-order modes; trench-assisted multicore fiber; Length measurement; Measurement uncertainty; Multicore processing; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Refractive index; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-288-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-986-02-8974-9
