[B-10A_B-13] Optical Communication SystemsA (Optical Fibers) / Optical Fiber Technologies

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[B-10A_B-13-06] Stress-Rod Incorporation for Marker Functionality and Birefringence Mitigation in Multi-core Fibers

〇Gustavo Ocampo¹, Masaki Wada¹, Kazuhide Nakajima¹, Takashi Matsui¹ (1. NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories, NTT, Inc.)

Keywords:

multi-core fibers,birefringence,stress rod

Recent studies have shown that birefringence in multi-core fibers (MCFs) can be reduced by incorporating stress rods; however, these approaches preserve spatial symmetry and do not assist with core identification. In this paper, we propose the use of stress rods with dual functionality, enabling both core identification and birefringence reduction.