Influence of launch-beam distribution on bandwidth in step-index plastic optical fibers.
Appl Opt
; 52(6): 1117-21, 2013 Feb 20.
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| ID: mdl-23434979
ABSTRACT
The power-flow equation is employed to calculate bandwidth of step-index plastic optical fibers (POFs) for different launch conditions. The outcome specifies bandwidth as a function of the mean input angle and width of the launch-beam distribution. For small distribution widths, bandwidth is shown to decrease with increasing mean input angle of the launch-beam distribution. For large distribution widths, bandwidth becomes independent of the launch angle. Launch-beam distribution, mode-dependent attenuation, and mode dispersion and coupling in POFs strongly influence the bandwidth of data transmission systems.
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Appl Opt
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2013
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