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Space-Division Multiplexing in Optical Communication Systems

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Optical connection technologies are essential for constructing optical networks. This chapter describes recent progress in splicing technologies, optical connectors, fan-in/fan-out devices and mode multiplexing/demultiplexing technologies for space-division multiplexing optical fibers.

Ryo Nagase and Kiichi Hamamoto are chapter editors.

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    LP mode is one of the two-dimensional space-mode-sets, and the mode-evolution extends in two dimensional direction (horizontal, and vertical). Meanwhile, planar lightwave circuit (PLC) is hard to extend the space dimension toward vertical direction as it is a plane circuit normally. To overcome this problem, one way of realizing LP-mode conversion is to utilize the “cut and paste” configuration. This is, namely, a part of PLC is once cut, rotated 90 deg, and attached to the other PLC. In such a way, higher-evolution in LP mode is realized.

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  1. Chiba Institute of Technology, Narashino, Chiba, Japan

    Ryo Nagase

  2. Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan

    Kiichi Hamamoto

  3. NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories, NTT Corporation, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Yoshiteru Abe

  4. Institute of Technologists (Formerly with Yokohama National University), Gyoda, Saitama, Japan

    Yasuo Kokubun

  5. Fujikura Ltd., Sakura, Chiba, Japan

    Shoichiro Matsuo

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Nagase, R., Hamamoto, K., Abe, Y., Kokubun, Y., Matsuo, S. (2022). Optical Connection Technologies. In: Nakazawa, M., Suzuki, M., Awaji, Y., Morioka, T. (eds) Space-Division Multiplexing in Optical Communication Systems. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 236. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87619-7_3

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