Quantitative estimates of mode coupling and differential modal attenuation in perfluorinated graded-index plastic optical fiber

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 111-121

  Golowich, Steven E ^a   White, Whitney ^b   Reed, William A ^b   Knudsen, Erik ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential modal attenuation; Mode coupling; Multimode fiber; Optical communications; Plastic optical fiber

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MODAL ANALYSIS; MULTIMODE FIBERS; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; PLASTICS APPLICATIONS; WAVEGUIDE COUPLERS;

DIFFERENTIAL MODAL ATTENUATION; MODE COUPLING; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0344950329     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.808668     Document Type: Article

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