Title :
Few-mode fibers for mode-division multiplexing
Author :
Yi Sun ; Lingle, Robert ; McCurdy, Andrea ; Peckham, Dave ; Jensen, R. ; Gruner-Nielsen, L.
Author_Institution :
OFS, Norcross, GA, USA
Abstract :
The design of few-mode fibers will be discussed from the point of view of key attributes and fundamental limitations. We will consider the maximum number of modes that might be supported in a practical fiber.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; space division multiplexing; differential mode attenuation; few-mode fibers; mode-division multiplexing; space-division multiplexing; Couplings; MIMO; Multiplexing; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; DGD; DMA; Differential group delay; Differential mode attenuation; FMF; Few-mode optical fiber; Mode coupling; SDM; Space-division multiplex;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5059-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2013.6614462
