[ThG3] Fiber Characterization

[ThG3-2] Cladding Diameter Dependence of Inter-Core Crosstalk in Heterogeneous Multicore Fibers

〇Kenta Nishimura¹, Takanori Sato¹, Takeshi Fujisawa¹, Yoshimichi Amma², Katsuhiro Takenaga², Kazuhiko Aikawa², Kunimasa Saitoh¹ (¹Hokkaido Univ., Japan, ²Fujikura Ltd, Japan)

キーワード：Fibers & Cables for Communication, Fibers for space division multiplexing

From random twisting point of view, relationship between inter-core crosstalk and cladding diameter in heterogeneous multicore fibers is investigated. Calculated cladding diameter dependence is in good agreement with measured result.