Title :
Measurement of frequency dependence of Rayleigh backscattering in bidirectional optical systems
Author :
Straus, Jonathan ; Few, I.S. ; Conradi, J.
Author_Institution :
Bell-Northern Research, Ottawa, Canada
Abstract :
Measurements are presented of the frequency dependence of Rayleigh scattering in bidirectional optical systems and the results are compared with a theoretical model. Good agreement was obtained between the functional form derived theoretically and the measurements.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; crosstalk; optical fibres; optical systems; Rayleigh backscattering; bidirectional optical systems; frequency dependence; measurement;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19790216
