DocumentCode
1099447
Title
The use of a quantitative differential mode delay technique to improve fiber bandwidth
Author
Stone, F.T. ; Ritger, A.J. ; Head, E.D.
Author_Institution
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Norcross, GA, USA
Volume
1
Issue
4
fYear
1983
fDate
12/1/1983 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
585
Lastpage
587
Abstract
Three iterations of a simple quantitative differential mode delay (DMD) technique increased the bandwidth of multimode graded-index fibers at 1300 nm from an average of 530 MHz, km to an average of 1417 MHz . km. The bandwidth at other wavelengths showed a commensurate increase.
Keywords
Optical fiber materials/fabrication; Bandwidth; Chemical vapor deposition; Delay; Optical fibers; Polynomials; Preforms; Telephony;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1983.1072155
Filename
1072155
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