Experimental demonstration of multi-cavity optoelectronic oscillation over a multicore fiber

We report, for the first time to our knowledge, the experimental demonstration of multi-cavity optoelectronic oscillators where the cavities are provided by the different cores of a multicore fiber. We implemented two multi-cavity architectures over a 20-m-long 7-core fiber link: unbalanced dual-cav...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 25; no. 20; p. 23663
Main Authors García, Sergi, Gasulla, Ivana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 02.10.2017
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ISSN1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI10.1364/OE.25.023663

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Summary:We report, for the first time to our knowledge, the experimental demonstration of multi-cavity optoelectronic oscillators where the cavities are provided by the different cores of a multicore fiber. We implemented two multi-cavity architectures over a 20-m-long 7-core fiber link: unbalanced dual-cavity oscillation (the cavity lengths are a multiple of a reference value) and multi-cavity Vernier oscillation (the cavity lengths are slightly different). Since all the cavities are hosted under a single fiber cladding and are subject to the same environmental and mechanical conditions, optoelectronic oscillators built upon multicore fibers benefit from improved performance stability as compared to independent singlemode fiber cavities.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/OE.25.023663