Title :
Weakly coupled multi core fibers with optimum design to realize selectively excitation of individual super-modes
Author :
Imamura, Kousuke ; Inaba, Hiromi ; Mukasa, K. ; Sugizaki, Ryuichi
Author_Institution :
Fitel Photonics Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co., Ltd., Ichihara, Japan
Abstract :
A design of the weakly coupled 7 core fibers was optimized for the mode division multiplexing transmission. By localizing super-modes, high spatial density would be successfully realized with simple setup utilizing the multi core connectors.
Keywords :
multiplexing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; individual supermode selective excitation; mode division multiplexing transmission; multicore connector; optimum design; spatial density; supermode localization; weakly coupled multicore fiber; Connectors; Crosstalk; MIMO; Multiplexing; Optical fiber polarization; Structural engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3