Optical Communication Technology, Volume. 49, Issue 2, 90(2025)

Research on transmission characteristics of six core optical fibers assisted by air holes and grooves

SONG Xice, YAN Yupeng, PU Junyu, SUN Hongsen, LIU Kai, LI Changjiang, ZHONG Yuhao, and YU Xianlun
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  • School of Electronic and information Engineering, Chongqing Three Gorges University, Chongqing 404020, China
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    In order to improve the transmission performance of optical fibers, an air holes and grooves six core optical fiber structure was designed. In multi-core optical fibers, each core is surrounded by a layer of low refractive index grooves, with a cladding layer between the core and the grooves, and an air hole auxiliary structure surrounding the fiber. Based on the coupled-mode theory of optical fibers, an in-depth analysis was conducted on three transmission characteristics: crosstalk, mode field area, and bending loss. The research findings indicate that the fiber with the air holes and grooves structure exhibits the best performance in terms of inter-core crosstalk, achieving a minimum crosstalk value of approximately -55 dB. On the other hand, the single-trench-assisted structure effectively increases the mode field area of the fiber, reaching a maximum value of about 390 μm2. However, the variation in bending loss across different structures does not show a clear pattern, with its logarithmic values concentrated in the range of 4~9 dB/m.

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    SONG Xice, YAN Yupeng, PU Junyu, SUN Hongsen, LIU Kai, LI Changjiang, ZHONG Yuhao, YU Xianlun. Research on transmission characteristics of six core optical fibers assisted by air holes and grooves[J]. Optical Communication Technology, 2025, 49(2): 90

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    Received: Jun. 16, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 25, 2025

    Published Online: Apr. 25, 2025

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    DOI:10.13921/j.cnki.issn1002-5561.2025.02.017

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