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[WH2-2]Broadband Mode-Dependent Loss Equalizer Using LPFG with Higher-Order Cladding Modes in 2LP-Mode Transmission Systems

○Takumi Kimura1, Takanori Sato1, Masaki Wada2, Taro Iwaya2, Kazuhide Nakajima2, Kunimasa Saitoh1 (1.Hokkaido University, 2.NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories)

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Fiber based devices for space division multiplexing,Fiber gratings

We propose an LPFG-based MDL equalizer for the 2LP-mode transmission. We found that the MDL compensation across the C+L bands could be obtained by using higher-order cladding mode coupling, maintaining the low-loss LP11 mode transmission.