Title :
The use of a quantitative differential mode delay technique to improve fiber bandwidth
Author :
Stone, F.T. ; Ritger, A.J. ; Head, E.D.
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Norcross, GA, USA
fDate :
12/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Three iterations of a simple quantitative differential mode delay (DMD) technique increased the bandwidth of multimode graded-index fibers at 1300 nm from an average of 530 MHz, km to an average of 1417 MHz . km. The bandwidth at other wavelengths showed a commensurate increase.
Keywords :
Optical fiber materials/fabrication; Bandwidth; Chemical vapor deposition; Delay; Optical fibers; Polynomials; Preforms; Telephony;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1983.1072155
