Stimulated raman scattering and four-wave mixing effects on crosstalk of multicore fibers

D. E. Ceballos-Herrera, R. Gutierrez-Castrejon, J. A. Alvarez-Chavez

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Abstract

The numerical analysis of inter-core crosstalk in multicore fibers (MCFs) based on a novel theoretical approach that includes stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) and fourwave mixing (FWM) nonlinearities in the presence of random perturbations is presented. The coupled propagation equations can be employed to numerically analyze wavelength-division multiplexed systems with homogenous and heterogeneous cores. Propagation of ten optical channels, 200-GHz spaced, along 10 km of a homogeneous two-core fiber shows that the wavelength dependence of the relative average inter-core crosstalk induced by SRS and FWM is comparable with the one produced by only considering the wavelength dependence of the linear coupling coefficient, thus allowing tuning of the overall effect. Our formalism represents a valuable tool in the design of future multi-channel MCF systems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)63-66
Number of pages4
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume30
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Four-wave mixing
  • Inter-core crosstalk
  • Multicore fiber
  • Stimulated Raman scattering

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