| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4957003 | Optical Fiber Technology | 2017 | 11 Pages |
â¢We review recent progress on coupled multi-core fiber (MCF) technologies.â¢We describe the mode coupling mechanism in strongly coupled MCF.â¢We present experimental results for our strongly coupled 2-core fiber.
We review recent progress on coupled multi-core fiber (MCF) technologies for optical multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission. First, we define types of MCF, namely non-coupled/coupled single-/few-mode MCF, and briefly report recent work on non-coupled/coupled MCF. We next describe the advantage of using coupled MCF in MIMO transmission systems, and present a coupled MCF design based on an analysis of coupling between super-modes in twisted bent MCF. We finally describe our experimental results for our strongly coupled MCF and its applicability for optical MIMO transmission systems.
