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All-fiber broadband multiplexer based on an elliptical ring core fiber structure mode selective coupler
Optics Letters
|June 15, 2019
Summary
A novel fiber optic multiplexer uses an elliptical ring core fiber to enable broadband mode division multiplexing. This design simplifies systems by reducing the need for complex digital signal processing in receivers.
Area of Science:
- Optical Engineering
- Telecommunications
- Fiber Optics
Background:
- Mode division multiplexing (MDM) systems enhance fiber optic communication capacity.
- Existing MDM multiplexers often suffer from insertion loss and complex structures.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose and numerically analyze a novel all-fiber broadband mode multiplexer.
- To simplify MDM systems by eliminating receiver-side digital signal processing.
Main Methods:
- Numerical analysis of a mode selective coupler (MSC) based on an elliptical ring core few-mode fiber (FMF).
- Design optimization for broadband operation across the C+L telecommunication bands.
Main Results:
- A seven-mode multiplexer (supporting LP01 to LP31 modes) was modeled.
- High coupling efficiency (>64% worst-case) and mode extinction ratios (>15 dB in C-band) were achieved.
- The design enables single LP01 mode excitation with no insertion loss.
Conclusions:
- The proposed elliptical ring core FMF structure is effective for broadband mode multiplexing.
- This simplified multiplexer design can significantly advance MDM system implementation.
- The device offers high performance for future high-capacity optical networks.
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