• DocumentCode
    319229
  • Title

    Modal noise models for optical fibers under restricted mode launch conditions

  • Author

    Papen, George C.

  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    10-13 Nov 1997
  • Firstpage
    122
  • Abstract
    We analyze the statistics of modal noise when few modes are launched into an optical fiber. The results differ significantly for the case of uniform power distribution among all possible modes. Numerical simulations and measurements are discussed
  • Keywords
    noise measurement; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical noise; optical variables measurement; statistical analysis; few modes; modal noise models; numerical simulations; optical fibers; optical fibre theory; restricted mode launch conditions; statistics; uniform power distribution; Detectors; Histograms; Interference; Noise measurement; Numerical simulation; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Speckle; Statistical distributions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3895-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.1997.645297
  • Filename
    645297