Title :
Instability of the Multimode Fiber Frequency Response Beyond the Baseband for Coherent Sources
Author :
Siuzdak, Jerzy ; Stepniak, Grzegorz ; Kowalczyk, Marcin ; Maksymiuk, Lukasz
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Telecommun., Warsaw Univ. of Technol., Warsaw, Poland
fDate :
7/15/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Fluctuations of the multimode fiber (MMF) frequency response beyond the baseband are observed experimentally when highly coherent light sources are used. This behavior is caused by the variation of the mode group powers caused by the relative modal phase fluctuation combined with spatial filtering at elements such as nonideal connectors. The observed effect may have vital influence on subcarrier multiplexing systems operation outside the baseband of the MMF. The effect is investigated both theoretically and experimentally.
Keywords :
frequency response; light coherence; modal analysis; optical fibre communication; spatial filters; subcarrier multiplexing; coherent light source; multimode fiber frequency response; nonideal connector; relative modal phase fluctuation; spatial filter; subcarrier multiplexing system; Frequency response; modal noise; multimode fiber (MMF); subcarrier multiplexing (SCM);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2009.2021572
