• 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