Experimental Evaluation of Principal Mode Groups as High-Speed Transmission Channels in Spatial Multiplex Systems

The application of principal mode groups for the transmission of high bit rate data over OM4 graded-index multimode fiber (MMF) has been experimentally investigated. Eight principal mode groups have been identified as being suitable for spatially separated transmission channels at a wavelength of 15...

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Published inIEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 24; no. 16; pp. 1363 - 1365
Main Authors Franz, B., Bulow, H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 15.08.2012
Subjects
Attenuation
Graded-index multimode fiber (GI-MMF)
Indexes
Multiplexing
Optical fiber communication
Optical fiber devices
Optical fiber dispersion
Optical fibers
principal mode groups (PMGs)
spatial multiplex
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Summary:The application of principal mode groups for the transmission of high bit rate data over OM4 graded-index multimode fiber (MMF) has been experimentally investigated. Eight principal mode groups have been identified as being suitable for spatially separated transmission channels at a wavelength of 1550 nm for the OM4 fiber. It has been shown that each of the eight mode groups can be used for the transmission of 10-Gb/s data over a 5-km-long graded-index MMF.
ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/LPT.2012.2202224