DocumentCode
608920
Title
Low-loss fused mode coupler for few-mode transmission
Author
An Li ; Jia Ye ; Xi Chen ; Shieh, William
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
fYear
2013
fDate
17-21 March 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Spatial-mode couplers (SMC) are critical devices in mode-division-multiplexed systems. We report a fused SMC with a low loss of 1.1~2 dB and high mode-extinction ratio of ≥20dB for a broad wavelength range of 1539-1555 nm.
Keywords
extinction coefficients; multiplexing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; broad wavelength range; few-mode transmission; fused SMC; high mode-extinction ratio; low-loss fused mode coupler; mode-division-multiplexed systems; wavelength 1539 nm to 1555 nm; Couplers; Erbium; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-0457-0
Type
conf
Filename
6533060
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