DocumentCode
3261111
Title
Splice induced performance penalty in mode multiplexed few-mode fibers
Author
Rademacher, Georg ; Warm, S. ; Petermann, K.
Author_Institution
FB Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
fYear
2013
fDate
8-10 July 2013
Firstpage
123
Lastpage
124
Abstract
We show that splice-induced discrete mode coupling leads to performance penalties in mode-multiplexed transmission systems. This can be explained by an increased waveform variance and nonlinear induced changes of the coupling characteristics.
Keywords
multiplexing; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre networks; splicing; mode multiplexed few-mode fibers; mode-multiplexed transmission systems; nonlinear induced changes; splice induced performance penalty; splice-induced discrete mode coupling; waveform variance; Couplings; Fiber nonlinear optics; MIMO; Multiplexing; Optical fibers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-5059-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PHOSST.2013.6614547
Filename
6614547
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