Title :
Effects of mode conversion on backscattering measurements of multimode optical fibres
Author_Institution :
CSELT¿Centro Studi e Laboratori Telecomunicazioni, Torino, Italy
Abstract :
The effects of mode conversion on measurements by the backscattering technique is investigated. Analytical relations are obtained in practical cases. Although differences on the power decay deduced between the backscattering and a direct technique are evidenced, some procedures to obtain a reliable loss coefficient are suggested.
Keywords :
backscatter; light scattering; optical fibres; attenuation coefficient; backscattering measurements; loss coefficient; mode conversion effects; multimode optical fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820434
