DocumentCode
942677
Title
Intensity modulation of light transmitted in curved optical fibres
Author
Sammut, R.A.
Author_Institution
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
Volume
13
Issue
18
fYear
1977
Firstpage
545
Lastpage
546
Abstract
Coupled-mode theory is used to explain the intensity modulation of transmitted light which results from small changes in the radius of curvature. It is shown that the mode coupling induced by bends in small-V fibres introduces an uncertainty into light-transmission measurements.
Keywords
optical fibres; optical modulation; optical waveguide theory; coupled mode theory; curved optical fibres; intensity modulation; mode coupling; transmitted light;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19770392
Filename
4240523
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