Title :
Radiation of discrete beams from curved single-mode fibres
Author_Institution :
UniversitÃ\xa0 di Bologna, Istituto di Elettronica, Bologna, Italy
Abstract :
A new attempt to explain the phenomenon of discrete radiation from bent single-mode fibres is presented. It is suggested that the set of radiated beams is an interference pattern of the radiation fields of more `whispering-gallery¿ modes propagating along the fibre coil.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; curved single mode fibres; discrete radiation; interference pattern; radiation fields; whispering gallery modes;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19770502
