TY - JOUR
T1 - Temperature dependence analysis of mode dispersion in step-index polymer optical fibers
AU - Kovačević, M.
AU - Djordjevich, A.
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - Temperature dependence of the mode dispersion is investigated for commercially available polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) based step-index polymer optical fibers. An analytical expression is proposed describing the thermal variation of the fiber refractive index. This index decreases with increasing temperature as density of the polymer material drops. The study covered the temperature range from -60 °C to 100 °C. Results show that the modal dispersion decreases and the bandwidth increases with rising temperature.
AB - Temperature dependence of the mode dispersion is investigated for commercially available polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) based step-index polymer optical fibers. An analytical expression is proposed describing the thermal variation of the fiber refractive index. This index decreases with increasing temperature as density of the polymer material drops. The study covered the temperature range from -60 °C to 100 °C. Results show that the modal dispersion decreases and the bandwidth increases with rising temperature.
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U2 - 10.12693/APhysPolA.116.649
DO - 10.12693/APhysPolA.116.649
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0587-4246
VL - 116
SP - 649
EP - 651
JO - Acta Physica Polonica A
JF - Acta Physica Polonica A
IS - 4
ER -