Title :
Side-tap modal channel monitor for mode division multiplexed (MDM) systems
Author :
Lu Yan ; Barankov, R.A. ; Steinvurzel, P. ; Ramachandran, Siddharth
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Boston Univ., Boston, MA, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a sidetap modal channel monitor based on a tilted Bragg grating, where different modes radiate at different angles. We qualitatively correlate the observed modal power partitioning with more accurate interferometer-based measurements.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; light interferometers; multiplexing; optical communication; interferometer-based measurements; modal power partitioning; mode division multiplexed systems; side-tap modal channel monitor; tilted Bragg grating; Fiber gratings; Monitoring; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization;
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
