Measurement of backscatter factor in single-mode fibres

Abstract

The ratio of the backscattered power to the input pulse energy is measured in single-mode optical fibres. The results provide confirmation of single-mode backscatter theory and show that measurement of this ratio can be used to determine α_s, the Rayleigh scatter coefficient.

Electronics Letters (1981) Vol.17(25) pp.965-966

doi: 10.1049/el:19810674

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