Random imperfections of multimode fiber and the signal dispersion

Adam E. Heimrath; Leslaw Bielak

doi:10.1117/12.24714

1 February 1991 Random imperfections of multimode fiber and the signal dispersion

Adam E. Heimrath, Leslaw Bielak

Proceedings Volume 1366, Fiber Optics Reliability: Benign and Adverse Environments IV; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.24714
Event: SPIE Microelectronic Interconnect and Integrated Processing Symposium, 1990, San Jose, United States

Abstract

The randomly distributed optical fiber imperfections contribute - along with the source and detector noise - to the signal dispersion and change the bandwidth in optical fiber communication systems. On the other hand a variety of such imperfections appear in currently manufactured fibers, affecting both the geometry of the fiber and its gradient index profile distribution. They seem to be unavoidable even in modern manufacturing techniques [1]. We’ve analyzed one example of such random imperfections: the multimode fiber’s core diameter variations and their influence on the unit signal (pulse).

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Adam E. Heimrath and Leslaw Bielak "Random imperfections of multimode fiber and the signal dispersion", Proc. SPIE 1366, Fiber Optics Reliability: Benign and Adverse Environments IV, (1 February 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.24714

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