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

Autor: Yaping Liu, Yongmin Jung, Zhiqun Yang, Lin Zhang, David Richardson
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: IEEE Photonics Journal, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 1-7 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1943-0655
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2021.3087261
Popis: 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.
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