• DocumentCode
    670742
  • Title

    Optical nonlinearity in multi-mode fibers with random mode coupling

  • Author

    Mecozzi, Antonio ; Antonelli, C. ; Shtaif, Mark

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of L´Aquila, L´Aquila, Italy
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    16-20 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We derive the fundamental equations describing nonlinear propagation in multi-mode fibers in the presence of random mode coupling within quasi-degenerate groups of modes. Our result generalizes the Manakov equation describing mode coupling between polarizations in single-mode fibers.
  • Keywords
    light propagation; nonlinear optics; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre polarisation; random processes; Manakov equation; multimode fibers; nonlinear propagation; optical nonlinearity; quasidegenerate modal groups; random mode coupling; single-mode fiber polarization; Couplings; Equations; Mathematical model; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Solitons;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
  • Conference_Location
    Amsterdam
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6705978