Title :
New formalism for bending losses in coated single-mode optical fibres
Author :
Valiente, I. ; Yassallo, C.
Author_Institution :
CNET, Lannion, France
Abstract :
A new method to estimate the losses in bent weakly guiding optical fibres is described, taking into account the finite dimensions of the fibre cross-section. A comparison between theoretical and experimental results is presented to demonstrate the validity of this theory.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; bending losses; coated fibres; experimental results; fibre cross-section; finite dimensions; formalism; single-mode optical fibres; weakly guiding optical fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19891038
