A simple and reliable method to determine LP11 cutoff wavelength of bend insensitive fiber
Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 13, pp. 13761-13771 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.013761
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Abstract
We present a simple and reliable method based on the spectral splice loss measurement to determine the cutoff wavelength of bend insensitive fiber.
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OCIS Codes
(060.2310) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics
(060.2330) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics communications
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Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
History
Original Manuscript: March 4, 2010
Revised Manuscript: May 18, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: May 26, 2010
Published: June 11, 2010
Citation
Pramod R. Watekar, Seongmin Ju, Lin Htein, and Won-Taek Han, "A simple and reliable method to determine LP11 cutoff wavelength of bend insensitive fiber," Opt. Express 18, 13761-13771 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-13-13761
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