Seven-core multicore fiber transmissions for passive optical network.
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.
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OFS Labs, 19 Schoolhouse Road, Somerset, New Jersey 08873, USA. bzhu@ofsoptics.com
Taunay
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Yan
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Fini
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Fishteyn
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Monberg
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Dimarcello
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D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D055100:Optical Fibers; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*