Ultra-dense, 1152-core, broadband multicore fiber link deployed in a metro network
Victor I. Kopp, Jong‐Chul Park, Jing Zhang, Jonathan P. Singer, Daniel Neugroschl, Takuya Oda, Okimi Mukai, Usman Nasir
Abstract
We have designed, developed, and deployed the world's first ultra-dense space division-multiplexing multicore fiber link in a conduit of a metro network. In a 10-mm-diameter fiber optic-cable, 288 4-core multicore fibers are arranged in 24 200-µm spiderweb collapsible ribbons. The multicore fibers are fusion-spliced to 576 fanout devices which provide conventional single-core interfaces at patch panels at both ends of the link.
Topics & Concepts
Multi-core processorBroadbandCore (optical fiber)Computer scienceWavelength-division multiplexingMultiplexingOptical fiberLink (geometry)Materials scienceFiberOpticsOptoelectronicsTelecommunicationsComputer networkPhysicsParallel computingWavelengthComposite materialOptical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Photonic Communication SystemsAdvanced Optical Network Technologies