Vol. 41, Issue 3, pp. 649-660

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Vol. 41 Issue 3 pp. 649-660

Modeling of low-frequency modal noise induced by multimode couplers in cascade connections

Lukasz Maksymiuk, Jerzy Siuzdak

Keywords

modal noise, multimode fiber, multimode coupler, passive optical network (PON)

Abstract

In this paper, we present a theory concerning low-frequency modal noise in the cascade of couplers. This theory enables calculation of signal-to-noise ratio in cascade connection of multimode couplers. We provide a series of numerical calculations based on the model for different realizations of the couplers.

Vol. 41
Issue 3
pp. 649-660

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