DocumentCode
926192
Title
Pulse broadening in multimode graded-index fibres
Author
Arnaud, J.A.
Author_Institution
Bell Laboratories Inc., Crawford Hill Laboratory, Holmdel, USA
Volume
11
Issue
1
fYear
1975
Firstpage
8
Lastpage
9
Abstract
A closed-form expression is obtained for pulse broadening in graded-index fibres with k2(r)=1¿r2+¿2r4+¿+¿nr2n. Pulse broadening for k2(r)=1¿r2+0.615r4+70r6 and r<0.1 is 12 times smaller than for square-law fibres if material dispersion is neglected.
Keywords
fibre optics; guided light propagation; optical waveguides; graded index fibres; material dispersion; multimode fibres; pulse broadening;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19750006
Filename
4236512
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