DocumentCode
1126466
Title
Mode-field diameter of single-mode fiber by knife-edge scanning in the far field
Author
Otten, William G. ; Kapron, Felix P. ; Olson, Tom C.
Author_Institution
SpecTran Corportaion, Sturbridge, MA, USA
Volume
4
Issue
10
fYear
1986
fDate
10/1/1986 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1576
Lastpage
1579
Abstract
Knife-edge scanning has been applied to the far-field patterns of both matched-clad and depressed-clad single-mode fiber at 1300 nm. The method offers several advantages as compared with other techniques. The mode-field diameter (MFD) has been derived according to a Gaussian fitting procedure, and values agree closely with those obtained with the other standardized procedures.
Keywords
Optical fiber measurements; Apertures; Coordinate measuring machines; Electronic equipment testing; Electronics industry; Helium; Lenses; NIST; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber testing; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1986.1074642
Filename
1074642
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