• DocumentCode
    1000062
  • Title

    Dependence of modal noise on source coherence and fibre length

  • Author

    Olesen, Henning

  • Author_Institution
    Technical University of Denmark, Electromagnetics Institute, Lyngby, Denmark
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1980
  • Firstpage
    217
  • Lastpage
    218
  • Abstract
    A transmission model for optical communication systems with partially coherent sources has been developed and the dependence of modal noise and distortion on (a) the fibre length between source and connector, and (b) the lateral offset at the connector was investigated.
  • Keywords
    optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; random noise; connector lateral offset; distortion; fibre length; modal noise; optical communication systems; optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; source coherence; transmission model;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19800155
  • Filename
    4249600