Title :
Reduction of Nonlinear Penalties Due to Linear Coupling in Multicore Optical Fibers
Author :
Mumtaz, Sami ; Essiambre, René-Jean ; Agrawal, Govind P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
We present a general model for studying nonlinear effects in multicore fibers. Our results show that a strong linear coupling among fiber cores can reduce nonlinear impairments and improve system performance when digital signal processing is used to compensate for all linear degradations.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibre couplers; digital signal processing; linear coupling; linear degradations; multicore optical fibers; nonlinear effects; nonlinear penalties; nonlinear propagation; system performance; Bit error rate; Couplings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Multicore processing; Multiplexing; Optical fibers; Receivers; Multicore fibers; multimode fibers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2012.2207713
