Title :
Determination of modal dispersion in monomode fibres from wavelength dependence of the mode spot size
Author :
Pocholle, J.P. ; Raffy, J. ; Auge, J. ; Papuchon, M.
Author_Institution :
Thomson-CSF, Laboratoire Central de Recherches, Orsay, France
Abstract :
It is demonstrated in this letter that the spectral mode spot size measurement is a useful means of determining the modal dispersion of monomode fibres used in the 1.3 ¿m wavelength region.
Keywords :
optical dispersion; optical fibres; 1.3 micron wavelength; modal dispersion; mode spot size; monomode fibres; optical fibre; spectral mode spot; wavelength dependence;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830741