Optics Letters · 1980 · 81 citations · 2 references
EngineeringPhysicsOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsFiber OpticsFiber-optic CommunicationModal AnalysisOptical Communication SystemsOptical Fiber PropagationOptical FibersInterferenceModal PropagationMode-division MultiplexingMulti-mode FibersMultimode Fiber PropagationMultimode FibersMultimode Optical FibersOptical Noise
The generation of modal noise caused by the random interference of fiber modes in the presence of a mode-selective loss is described theoretically and confirmed experimentally. The results permit quantitative prediction of modal noise in optical systems.
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Wavelength-dependent transmission at fibre connectors
K. Petermann · Electronics Letters · 1979 · 11 citations