Modeling the Techno-Economics of Multicore Optical Fibers in Subsea Transmission Systems

We analyze the potential suitability or strength of arguments for the application of multicore optical fibers in high capacity submarine cable systems via transmission and techno-economic modeling. We consider hypothetical multicore fibers (MCFs) with 2–4 weakly coupled cores and compare capacity and cost/bit against conventional single-core fibers (SCFs). The analysis is performed in the context ...