Determination of monomode fiber buffer properties

Author

Morgan, R.D. ; Jones, J.D.C. ; Barton, J.S. ; Harper, P.G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK

Volume

12

Issue

8

fYear

1994

fDate

8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1355

Lastpage

1359

Abstract

Observations of oscillations in bending loss as a function of illuminating wavelength in monomode optical fibers are presented. A model is developed based on the interference between the core-guided mode, and a “whispering gallery” (WG) mode established by reflection at the buffer-air interface. It is shown that the relative phase of the modes is a function of the dimensions and refractive index of the buffer coating. The phase is determined in experiments where the bend radius and wavelength of illumination are varied, allowing the buffer diameter and refractive index to be determined by a best fit to experimental data. The practicality of this method for the characterisation of buffer properties is discussed

Keywords

bending; claddings; diameter measurement; optical fibre testing; optical fibres; optical losses; oscillations; refractive index; refractive index measurement; bend radius; bending loss; buffer coating; buffer diameter; buffer-air interface; core-guided mode; illuminating wavelength; monomode fiber buffer properties; monomode optical fibers; oscillations; reflection; refractive index; relative phase; whispering gallery mode; Coatings; Computer buffers; Optical buffering; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Telecommunication buffers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.317521

Filename

317521