Title :
Modal dispersion of optical fibres with a composite ¿-profile graded-index core
Author_Institution :
University of Trondheim, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Electronics Research Laboratory, Division of Physical Electronics, Trondheim, Norway
Abstract :
It is shown that refractive-index profiles with different values of a in different annular regions of the core cross-section make it possible to achieve an almost flat r.m.s. spectral response over a spectral region of several hundred nanometres.
Keywords :
optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; 800 to 1300 nm wavelength region; composite alpha profile graded index core; flat RMS spectral response; large bandwidth fibres; modal dispersion; numerical results; optical dispersion; optical fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19790524
