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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2011
John M. Fini, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Thierry F. Taunay, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Man F. Yan, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Benyuan Zhu, Princeton, NJ (US);
John M. Fini, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Thierry F. Taunay, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Man F. Yan, Berkeley Heights, NJ (US);
Benyuan Zhu, Princeton, NJ (US);
OFS Fitel, LLC, Norcross, GA (US);
Abstract
An optical transmission and amplification system includes a multichannel transmission span with a length of a multicore transmission fiber having a plurality of individual transmission cores. A first tapered multicore coupler provides connectivity between the plurality of transmission cores of the multicore fiber and a respective plurality of individual transmission leads. A fiber amplifier is provided having a plurality of individual cores including at least one pump core and a plurality of amplifier core. A second tapered multicore coupler provides connectivity between the amplifier cores of the fiber amplifier and a respective plurality of amplifier leads, and between the at least one pump core and a respective pump lead.