Study of Inter-Modal Four Wave Mixing in Two Few-Mode Fibres with Different Phase Matching Properties

Conference: ECOC 2016 - 42nd European Conference on Optical Communication
09/18/2016 - 09/22/2016 at Düsseldorf, Deutschland

Proceedings: ECOC 2016

Pages: 3Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Parmigiani, F.; Jung, Y.; Kang, Q.; Begleris, I.; Horak, P.; Petropoulos, P.; Richardson, D. J. (Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK)
Friis, S. M. M. (Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK & Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark)
Rottwitt, K. (Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark)

Abstract:
We experimentally study inter-modal four-wave mixing (FWM) in few-mode fibres with different phase matching properties. The possibility of transmitting two spatial modes without inter-modal FWM cross-talk in the C-band is presented.