Title :
Intensity modulation of light transmitted in curved optical fibres
Author_Institution :
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19770392
