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
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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19810674
