Title :
Pulse dispersion and refractive-index profiles of some low-noise multimode optical fibers
Author :
Burrus, C.A. ; Chinnock, E.L. ; Gloge, D. ; Holden, W.S. ; Li, Tingye ; Standley, R.D. ; Keck, D.B.
Author_Institution :
Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, N. J.
Abstract :
The refractive-index profile and impulse response of three low-loss multimode optical fibers have been measured. Pulse dispersion of about 1.5 ns or less was observed in two of the fibers, each 1 km long.
Keywords :
Delay; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Propagation losses; Pulse measurements; Refractive index;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/PROC.1973.9301
