title: Refracting leaky rays in graded-index fibers.
abstract: A local plane wave analysis is employed to derive the ray power transmission and attenuation coefficients for refracting leaky rays on graded-index fibers. These coefficients also reduce to established forms for tunneling rays and are compared with modal attenuation coefficients in the limit of strongly refracting rays.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Winkler