• DocumentCode
    975238
  • Title

    Measurement of backscatter factor in single-mode fibres

  • Author

    Gold, M.P. ; Hartog, A.H.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    25
  • fYear
    1981
  • Firstpage
    965
  • Lastpage
    966
  • Abstract
    The ratio of the backscattered power to the input pulse energy is measured in single-mode optical fibres. The results provide confirmation of single-mode backscatter theory and show that measurement of this ratio can be used to determine xs, the Rayleigh scatter coefficient.
  • Keywords
    Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; light scattering; optical fibres; Rayleigh scatter coefficient; backscatter factor measurement; single-mode fibres;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19810674
  • Filename
    4246158
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=975238