DocumentCode
873086
Title
Comparative measurement of Rayleigh scattering in single-mode optical fibers based on an OTDR technique
Author
Fermann, M.E. ; Poole, S.B. ; Payne, D.N. ; Martinez, F.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Southampton Univ., UK
Volume
6
Issue
4
fYear
1988
fDate
4/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
545
Lastpage
551
Abstract
A technique for comparing the Rayleigh scattering coefficients of single-mode step index fibers is described, and its theoretical limitations are discussed. The validity of the technique is proved using telecommunications-grade fibers. Of particular interest is the variation of scatter found with increasing core index. In addition, the influence of small (<0.1%) quantities of rare-earth dopant ions on the fiber scatter losses is analyzed for the first time
Keywords
Rayleigh scattering; optical fibres; time-domain reflectometry; OTDR technique; Rayleigh scattering; core index; fiber scatter losses; rare-earth dopant ions; single-mode optical fibers; single-mode step index fibers; telecommunications-grade fibers; Backscatter; Brillouin scattering; Detectors; Fabrication; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Rayleigh scattering;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.4036
Filename
4036
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