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Multi-core Fibers for Space Division Multiplexing

Handbook of Optical Fibers

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Space division multiplexing (SDM) through an optical fiber is an attractive technology to cope with the “capacity crunch” in single-mode fiber transmission systems anticipated in the near future, and the multi-core fiber (MCF) has been intensively researched by various groups in recent years. This chapter provides a basic understanding of the MCF for the SDM transmission. To understand the propagation and coupling behaviors in MCFs, the coupled-mode theory for the optical fibers is briefly reviewed. After that, the detailed characteristics of the propagation and coupling in uncoupled and coupled MCFs are discussed. Design factors common for these uncoupled and coupled MCFs are also described.

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Hayashi, T. (2018). Multi-core Fibers for Space Division Multiplexing. In: Peng, GD. (eds) Handbook of Optical Fibers. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1477-2_66-2

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