DocumentCode
1135057
Title
Macrobending effects on fiber numerical aperture
Author
Kiang, Ying C. ; Klieber, Tom E.
Author_Institution
International Business Machines Corp., Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
Volume
5
Issue
5
fYear
1987
fDate
5/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
709
Lastpage
711
Abstract
The influence of microbending on the numerical aperture of three sides of optical fiber has been studied. From this, the smallest bending diameter to not have a dramatic effect on numerical aperature has been determined.
Keywords
Optical fiber mechanical factors; Apertures; Frequency; Goniometers; Lenses; Light sources; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Photodiodes; Power cables; Radiation detectors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075561
Filename
1075561
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