Title :
Microbend losses in singlemode optical fibers: theoretical and experimental investigation
Author :
Arya, Vivek ; Murphy, Kent A. ; Wang, Anbo ; Claus, Richard O.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
fDate :
10/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
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 :
bending; measurement errors; optical correlation; optical fibre losses; optical fibre theory; physics computing; algorithm; central wavelength; microbend deformation; microbend effects; microbend losses; nominal errors; optical attenuation; optical attenuation peaks; singlemode optical fibers; spatial period; Magnetic sensors; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
