High order spatial mode transmission system
US6360045B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/02271
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to methods and apparatus for transmitting an optical signal having optical energy. The system, in one embodiment, includes at least one transmission span including an optical waveguide. The transmission span transmits substantially all of the optical energy in a single high order spatial mode. The optical waveguide, in one embodiment, has a dispersion and a dispersion slope for a given transmission bandwidth. In another embodiment, the invention further relates to an optical transmission system which includes a spatial mode transformer positioned to receive an optical signal. The spatial mode transformer transform the optical energy of the optical signal from a low order spatial mode to a high order spatial mode. The system further includes an optical transmission waveguide in optical communication with a spatial mode transformer, and the optical transmission waveguide transmits substantially all of the optical energy in the high order spatial mode. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method for transmitting an optical signal having optical energy substantially in a single high order spatial mode. The method includes the steps of receiving the optical…
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