Measuring a two-mode optical fiber using modulation of the spectrum of a low-coherence source at its output

Optical Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 831-837

  Hlubina, Petr ^a  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY IN OPAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Intermodal dispersion; Low coherence source; Modal pattern; Modulation of the spectrum; Spectral interference; Two mode optical fiber

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000517169     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.601278     Document Type: Article

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