Microbend losses in singlemode optical fibers: theoretical and experimental investigation
- 1 January 1995
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Journal of Lightwave Technology
- Vol. 13 (10) , 1998-2002
- https://doi.org/10.1109/50.469736
Abstract
A systematic study of microbend effects in singlemode optical fibers is presented. An algorithm is developed to characterize optical attenuation as a function of the spatial period of the microbend deformation. Optical attenuation peaks are described in terms of central wavelength, amplitude, and spectral width. An excellent correlation is shown between the experimental results and the theoretical predictions, with nominal errors of less than 2.5%.Keywords
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