Title :
Statistics of Rayleigh Backscatter From a Single-Mode Fiber
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs.,Ipswich, England
fDate :
2/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper contains a detailed analysis of the statistical properties of the Rayleigh backscatter signal from a single-mode optical fiber. Derivations of the first- and second-order statistics, autocorrelation function, and power spectral density of the backscatter wave are given. The probability density functions of the amplitude and intensity of the backscatter signal are also calculated.
Keywords :
Optical fiber dispersion; Optical scattering by dispersive media; Backscatter; Light scattering; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Rayleigh scattering; Statistics;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCOM.1987.1096744
