Wideband and Low-Loss Mode Scrambler for Few-Mode Fibers Based on Distributed Multiple Point-Loads

Wideband and Low-Loss Mode Scrambler for Few-Mode Fibers Based on Distributed Multiple Point-Loads

We propose a new type of all-fiber mode scrambler for mode division multiplexed data transmission based on few mode fibers. By randomly placing multiple point-loads along the fiber length, low loss and wideband mode coupling is obtained amongst all the guided modes. The effect of mode coupling is si...

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Main Authors: Yaping Liu, Yongmin Jung, Zhiqun Yang, Lin Zhang, David Richardson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2021-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
Subjects:
Mode scrambler
few mode fiber
mode division multiplexing
Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9448421/
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Summary:We propose a new type of all-fiber mode scrambler for mode division multiplexed data transmission based on few mode fibers. By randomly placing multiple point-loads along the fiber length, low loss and wideband mode coupling is obtained amongst all the guided modes. The effect of mode coupling is simulated from a single point-load to multiple point-loads with a specific focus on the insertion loss and wavelength dependence. In an exemplar experimental demonstration we present a mode scrambler for step-index two mode fibers incorporating 150 randomly located point-loads. Uniform mode coupling is achieved over the C band with an insertion loss of less than 1 dB.
ISSN:1943-0655

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