Analysis of graded-index polymer optical fiber link performance under fiber bending

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2062-2072

  Makino, Kenji ^a,b   Nakamura, Takuhiro ^a,b   Ishigure, Takaaki ^a,b,c   Koike, Yasuhiro ^a,b  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bending loss; Fiber bending; Graded index polymer optical fiber (GI POF); Link power penalty; Mode coupling; Numerical aperture (NA)

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BANDWIDTH; GRADIENT INDEX OPTICS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL LINKS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

BENDING LOSS; FIBER BENDING; GRADED INDEX POLYMER OPTICAL FIBER (GI POF); LINK POWER PENALTY; MODE COUPLING; NUMERICAL APPERTURE (NA);

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 22444437933     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.849886     Document Type: Article

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