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Optical fibres
Optical fibres
The structure of optical fibre transmission lines takes the very simple [Suematsu & Iga 1982] form of a cylindrical glass core of refractive index n1 surrounded by a cladding glass of refractive index n2 where n2 < n1. Normally most of the propagating energy is contained in the core but there is always a radially-decaying evanescent field in the cladding, which may extend over several wavelengths in the case of single-mode fibres. Both core and cladding materials must therefore have very low absorption and scattering losses.
University of Southampton
Gambling, W.A.
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Gambling, W.A.
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Gambling, W.A. (1989) Optical fibres (Department of Electronics, Optical Fibre Group Discussion Paper) Southampton, GB. University of Southampton 25pp.

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The structure of optical fibre transmission lines takes the very simple [Suematsu & Iga 1982] form of a cylindrical glass core of refractive index n1 surrounded by a cladding glass of refractive index n2 where n2 < n1. Normally most of the propagating energy is contained in the core but there is always a radially-decaying evanescent field in the cladding, which may extend over several wavelengths in the case of single-mode fibres. Both core and cladding materials must therefore have very low absorption and scattering losses.

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Published date: 1989

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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/390918
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Author: W.A. Gambling

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