Title :
Birefringence effects in space-division multiplexed fiber transmission systems: Generalization of Manakov equation
Author :
Mumtaz, Sami ; Essiambre, René-Jean ; Agrawal, Govind P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt., Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Abstract :
We derive a generalized Manakov equation for multimode fiber to study the rapidly varying birefringence effects in space-division multiplexed fiber systems and show through numerical simulations that birefringence can reduce the impact of nonlinearities.
Keywords :
birefringence; nonlinear optics; numerical analysis; optical fibre communication; optical fibre theory; space division multiplexing; birefringence effects; generalized Manakov equation; multimode fiber; nonlinear optics; numerical simulations; space-division multiplexed fiber transmission systems; Bit error rate; Couplings; Equations; Mathematical model; Modulation; Multiplexing; Propagation constant;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1526-6
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2012.6280722
