Heterogeneous multi-core fibers: proposal and design principle
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- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electronics, Information and Communications Engineers (IEICE) in IEICE Electronics Express
- Vol. 6 (2) , 98-103
- https://doi.org/10.1587/elex.6.98
Abstract
A new type of optical fiber called heterogeneous multicore fiber (heterogeneous MCF) is proposed towards future large-capacity optical-transport networks and the design principle is described. In the heterogeneous MCF, not only identical but also non-identical cores, which are single-mode in isolation of each other, are arranged so that cross-talk between any pair of cores becomes sufficiently small. As the maximum power transferred between non-identical cores goes down drastically, cores are more closely packed in definite space, compared to a conventional, homogeneous multi-core fiber (homogeneous MCF) composed of only identical coresKeywords
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