%0 Electronic Article %A R.A. Sammut %K optical fibres %K curved single mode fibres %K fundamental mode/radiation field coupling %K discrete radiation beams %K experimental results %K field distribution %K energy loss %K optical waveguide theory %X The energy loss and field distribution in a curved single-mode fibre are calculated in terms of the coupling between the fundamental (LP01) mode and the radiation field. In agreement with recent experimental results, it is found that, initially, light travels in a zigzag path around the bend, and radiation is emitted in discrete beams. %@ 0013-5194 %T Discrete radiation from curved single-mode fibres %B Electronics Letters %D July 1977 %V 13 %N 14 %P 418-419 %I Institution of Engineering and Technology %U https://digital-library.theiet.org/;jsessionid=1n4hq7tljre41.x-iet-live-01content/journals/10.1049/el_19770304 %G EN