Title :
Accurate estimation of single-mode-fibre characteristics from near-field measurements
Author :
Sharma, E.K. ; Tewari, R.
Author_Institution :
Indian Institute of Technology, Department of Physics, New Delhi, India
Abstract :
We propose a simple procedure to process data from a near-field measurement to obtain accurately an appropriately defined `spot size¿ in single-mode fibres and hence estimate almost all the relevant fibre characteristics like dispersion, splice loss and microbending loss.
Keywords :
losses; optical dispersion; optical fibres; Gaussian Hankel approximation; dispersion; microbending loss; near-field measurements; numerical calculation; optical fibres; single-mode fibres; splice loss; spot size;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840547
