-------------------------------------------------------------------- COLLOQUIUM OF THE COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENCE CENTER AND THE SCHOOL OF PHYSICS, ASTRONOMY, & COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES (CSI 898-Sec 001) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Multimode Optical Fibers Oleksandr Kogan Fiber Measurements Core Technology, Corning Optical Communications, Wilmignton, NC After a very brief introduction into optical fiber communications and differences between single mode and multimode fibers I will describe main characteristics, typical profiles, and optical properties of multimode fibers. Then we will discuss main definitions and deduct approximations, discuss in details what profile features define bandwidth and bendloss, and how to measure bandwidth. March 2, 2015 4:30 pm Exploratory Hall, room 3301, Fairfax Campus Refreshments will be served at 4:15 PM. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Find the schedule at http://www.cmasc.gmu.edu/seminars.htm