Optics: measuring and testing – For optical fiber or waveguide inspection
Patent
1982-09-17
1984-08-28
McGraw, Vincent P.
Optics: measuring and testing
For optical fiber or waveguide inspection
356128, G01N 2184, G01N 2141
Patent
active
044681186
ABSTRACT:
A photoconductor having a passageway therethrough is employed in practicing the refractive near-field method of determining the index of refraction profile of an optical fiber as a technique of eliminating leaky mode contribution to detected power.
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