Title :
Optical fibre diameter variations and their effect on backscatter loss measurements
Author :
Conduit, A.J. ; Payne, David N. ; Hartog, A.H. ; Gold, M.P.
Author_Institution :
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Diameter variations in optical fibres are shown to affect back-scatter loss measurements by a mechanism which primarily involves attenuation of the backward travelling light. A simple model which predicts anticorrelated loss features when measured from opposite ends of the fibre is verified experimentally.
Keywords :
backscatter; optical fibres; anticorrelated loss; backscatter loss measurements; backward travelling light; cladding effect; diameter variations; differential mode attenuation; optical fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19810216
