Title :
Reduction of crosstalk by hole-walled multi-core fibers
Author :
Bing Yao ; Ohsono, K. ; Shiina, N. ; Fukuzato, K. ; Hongo, A. ; Sekiya, E.H. ; Saito, Kazuyuki
Author_Institution :
R&D Lab., Hitachi cable, Ltd., Hitachi, Japan
Abstract :
Hole-walled multi-core fibers (HW-MCFs) are proposed to reduce the crosstalk with arrayed holes walling. We have fabricated a HW-MCF with an effective area larger than 130 μm2 and crosstalk of less than -30 dB/100 km.
Keywords :
optical crosstalk; optical fibre fabrication; arrayed holes walling; crosstalk reduction; hole-walled multi-core fibers; Crosstalk; Loss measurement; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Structural engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
