Influence of Core Diameter on the 3-dB Bandwidth of Graded-Index Optical Fibers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 668-676

  Yabre, Gnitabouré ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crank Nicholson method; Differential mode attenuation; Dispersion; Graded index (GRIN) optical fibers; Modecoupling; Optical communications; Power flow equation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006748042     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/50.842081     Document Type: Article

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