Geometric requirements for photonic lanterns in space division multiplexing

Optics Express

Volumn 20, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 27123-27132

  Fontaine, Nicolas K ^a   Ryf, Roland ^a   Bland Hawthorn, Joss ^b   Leon Saval, Sergio G ^b  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC MODE; COUPLING LOSS; OUTAGE PROBABILITY; POLARIZATION MODES; SPACE DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; SPATIAL MODES; TRANSFER MATRIX TECHNIQUE; TRANSMISSION DISTANCES;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; FIBERS; MODAL ANALYSIS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD;

SPACE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS;

GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTOMETRY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; OPTICAL FIBERS; REFRACTOMETRY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 84870606892     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.20.027123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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