Selection issues of equivalent angular misalignment at regular span splices during piecewise regular fiber optic link simulation
Abstract
Earlier on we introduced model of piece-wise regular fiber optic link, operating in a few-mode regime: laser-based data transmission over large core optical fiber. Presented model is based on piecewise regular representation with general approach of split-step method application. It allows to take into account laser-excited optical signal launching conditions, differential mode delay, differential mode attenuation, higher-order mode chromatic dispersion and mode mixing / power diffusion, occurring due to optical fiber irregularity and fiber optic cable bends / twisting / stress / tension. While optical fiber irregularity can be directly set by protocols of optical fiber outer diameter monitoring system of drawing tower, cable external mechanical influences are simulated via equivalent angular misalignment at the splices of regular spans. Therefore, this work is concerned with issues of selection of this equivalent angular misalignment (EAM). We performed a computational test series under various values of mentioned above EAM under following comparison with experimentally measurements of few-mode optical pulse responses at the output of multimode optical fibers with strong differential mode delay effect.