Title :
Multi-core few-mode optical fibers with large Aeff
Author :
Mukasa, K. ; Imamura, Kousuke ; Sugizaki, Ryuichi
Author_Institution :
Fitel Photonics Lab., Fitel Photonics Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co., Ltd., Ichihara, Japan
Abstract :
We designed and fabricated 7-core and 19-core few-mode fibers with large Aeff of 170μm2 (LP01 mode). We discuss the potentials and required challenges of realizing large-Aeff multi-core few-mode fibers taking intra-core and inter-core cross-talk into account.
Keywords :
optical crosstalk; optical fibre fabrication; 19-core few-mode fiber; 7-core few-mode fiber; LP01 mode; intercore cross-talk; intracore cross-talk; large-Aeff multicore few-mode fibers; Loss measurement; Optical crosstalk; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam