Title :
Use of principal mode numbers in the theory of microbending
Author_Institution :
UER des Sciences, Laboratoire d´Ã\x89lectronique des Microondes, Limoges, France
Abstract :
The modal theories of microbending that have been proposed so far postulate that modes that have the same principal mode number carry the same optical power. This assumption is shown to be incorrect. The exact result is given.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; microbending; modal theories; optical power; principal mode numbers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19780445
