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We study the mathematical treatment of transmission statistics of coupled wave devices with random imperfections. Such devices include multi-mode waveguides or optical fibers, directional couplers at waveguide or optical frequencies, dominant-wave transmission lines (with the reflected wave the spurious mode), lumped filters composed of circuit or of waveguide elements, multi-layer optical coatings to achieve high or low reflectivity.
If the random parameters have very rapid spatial variations, we assume they have white spectra. Exact results for transmission statistics are obtained in such cases. These exact results can be extended to random parameters with almost-white spectra, and narrow-band spectra that are far from white.
These calculations are carried out in a simple way by using Kronecker matrix products.
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Rowe, H.E. Waves with random coupling and random propagation constants. Appl. Sci. Res. 41, 237–255 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00382455
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