2017/01/24 by Changgeng Ye, Joona Koponen, Ville Aallos +2
Engineering · #Optical Network Technologies #Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics #Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
paper · doi:10.1364/ao.56.000928
The measurement of fundamental mode bend loss is thoroughly studied in large-mode-area few-mode optical fibers. The influencing factors, including spectral properties of the light source, modal power content and cladding light, are experimentally investigated. Monte Carlo simulations are performed to help in understanding and illustrating the distribution of the variations. Practical guidelines and an example setup are provided for precise and accurate measurements.