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Coupled Manakov equations in multimode fibers with strongly coupled groups of modes
Antonio Mecozzi1, Cristian Antonelli, Mark Shtaif
1Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy. antonio.mecozzi@univaq.it
Abstract:
We derive the fundamental equations describing nonlinear propagation in multi-mode fibers in the presence of random mode coupling within quasi-degenerate groups of modes. Our result generalizes the Manakov equation describing mode coupling between polarizations in single-mode fibers. Nonlinear compensation of the modal dispersion is predicted and tested via computer simulations.
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