title: Seven-core multicore fiber transmissions for passive optical network.
abstract: We design and fabricate a novel multicore fiber (MCF), with seven cores arranged in a hexagonal array. The fiber properties of MCF including low crosstalk, attenuation and splice loss are described. A new tapered MCF connector (TMC), showing ultra-low crosstalk and losses, is also designed and fabricated for coupling the individual signals in-and-out of the MCF. We further propose a novel network configuration using parallel transmissions with the MCF and TMC for passive optical network (PON). To the best of our knowledge, we demonstrate the first bi-directional parallel transmissions of 1310 nm and 1490 nm signals over 11.3-km of seven-core MCF with 64-way splitter for PON.
authors.affiliation: OFS Labs, 19 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset, New Jersey 08873, USA. bzhu@ofsoptics.com
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Taunay
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fishteyn
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Monberg
authors.forename: F V
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Dimarcello
mesh_terms: D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D055100:Optical Fibers; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*