Title : 
Power loss caused by random mode coupling in a multimode optical fibre
         
        
            Author : 
Tatekura, K. ; Itoh, Yoshio ; Matsumoto, Tad
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Hokkaido University, Faculty of Engineering, Sapporo, Japan
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A method is presented for calculating the effects of random mode coupling in a multimode optical fibre. The calculated results are in good agreement with the experiment, and the relative error in the steady-state power loss is about 1%.
         
        
            Keywords : 
optical fibres; multimode optical fibre; power loss; random mode coupling;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19770542