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Space-Division Multiplexing in Optical Communication Systems

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Fiber fuse, a thermal destruction phenomenon, which propagates toward optical sources and permanently damages optical fiber cores, connection points (connectors and splicing) as well as optical components sets the ultimate input optical power limits into optical fibers, thus determining the ultimate data capacity in optical fiber communication systems. This chapter describes basic properties of fiber fuse, followed by that of optical communication fibers, its detection and halting (blocking) methods, fiber fuse-based incidence as well as fiber fuse-tolerant fibers. Lastly, safety issues of optical communication systems from the viewpoint of IEC laser safety standardization are described.

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  1. Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

    Toshio Morioka

  2. LGS Innovation—CACI, Reston, VA, USA

    Kazi S. Abedin

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

    Nobutomo Hanzawa

  4. Kitami Institute of Technology, Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan

    Kenji Kurokawa

  5. Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Kameyama, Mie, Japan

    Kazunori Mukasa

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

    Ryo Nagase

  7. National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College, Nago, Okinawa, Japan

    Hidehiko Takara

  8. National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Shin-ichi Todoroki

  9. Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Osaka, Japan

    Makoto Yamada

  10. NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, Musashino, Tokyo, Japan

    Shuichi Yanagi

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Morioka, T. et al. (2022). High-Power Issues. 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_7

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