Design of mode scramblers for step-index and graded-index plastic optical fibers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1253-1260

  Arrue, J ^a   Aldabaldetreku, G ^a   Durana, G ^a   Zubia, J ^a   Garces I ^b   Jimenez F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Equilibrium mode distribution (EMD); Mode scrambler; Plastic optical fibers (POF)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; LIGHT SOURCES; OPTICAL DESIGN; PHOTODIODES; PLASTIC FILAMENTS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

ANGULAR POWER DISTRIBUTION; EQUILIBRIUM MODE DISTRIBUTION (EMD); MODE SCRAMBLERS; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS (POF); STEP INDEX OPTICAL FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 18144429875     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.843450     Document Type: Article

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