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
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