DocumentCode
947986
Title
Use of principal mode numbers in the theory of microbending
Author
Arnaud, Jerome
Author_Institution
UER des Sciences, Laboratoire d´Ã\x89lectronique des Microondes, Limoges, France
Volume
14
Issue
20
fYear
1978
Firstpage
663
Lastpage
664
Abstract
The modal theories of microbending that have been proposed so far postulate that modes that have the same principal mode number carry the same optical power. This assumption is shown to be incorrect. The exact result is given.
Keywords
optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; microbending; modal theories; optical power; principal mode numbers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19780445
Filename
4242633
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