Seven-core multicore fiber transmissions for passive optical network

We design and fabricate a novel multicore fiber (MCF), with seven cores arranged in a hexagonal array. The fiber properties of MCF including low crosstalk, attenuation and splice loss are described. A new tapered MCF connector (TMC), showing ultra-low crosstalk and losses, is also designed and fabri...

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Published inOptics express Vol. 18; no. 11; pp. 11117 - 11122
Main Authors Zhu, B, Taunay, T F, Yan, M F, Fini, J M, Fishteyn, M, Monberg, E M, Dimarcello, F V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 24.05.2010
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Computer Communication Networks - instrumentation
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Optical Fibers
Telecommunications - instrumentation
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Summary:We design and fabricate a novel multicore fiber (MCF), with seven cores arranged in a hexagonal array. The fiber properties of MCF including low crosstalk, attenuation and splice loss are described. A new tapered MCF connector (TMC), showing ultra-low crosstalk and losses, is also designed and fabricated for coupling the individual signals in-and-out of the MCF. We further propose a novel network configuration using parallel transmissions with the MCF and TMC for passive optical network (PON). To the best of our knowledge, we demonstrate the first bi-directional parallel transmissions of 1310 nm and 1490 nm signals over 11.3-km of seven-core MCF with 64-way splitter for PON.
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ISSN:1094-4087
1094-4087
DOI:10.1364/oe.18.011117