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We describe measurements in which the radiative losses from a multimode fibre have been resolved into three components. These are the Rayleigh Scatter component from the material, the loss by tunnelling from the modes closest to cut-off into the surrounding material, and the forward scatter loss caused by imperfections in the fibre that are large compared to a wavelength.
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Reeve, M.H., Brierley, M.C., Midwinter, J.E. et al. Studies of radiative losses from multimode optical fibres. Opt Quant Electron 8, 39–42 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00620438
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00620438