DocumentCode
780609
Title
Statistics of Rayleigh Backscatter From a Single-Mode Fiber
Author
Healey, Peter
Author_Institution
British Telecom Res. Labs.,Ipswich, England
Volume
35
Issue
2
fYear
1987
fDate
2/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
210
Lastpage
214
Abstract
This paper contains a detailed analysis of the statistical properties of the Rayleigh backscatter signal from a single-mode optical fiber. Derivations of the first- and second-order statistics, autocorrelation function, and power spectral density of the backscatter wave are given. The probability density functions of the amplitude and intensity of the backscatter signal are also calculated.
Keywords
Optical fiber dispersion; Optical scattering by dispersive media; Backscatter; Light scattering; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Rayleigh scattering; Statistics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0090-6778
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TCOM.1987.1096744
Filename
1096744
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