Which mechanism causes signal degradation in a fiber optic cable experiencing microbending?

💡 Explanation

When micobending occurs, imperfections induce mode conversion of the guided lightwave because the bending introduces non-uniformities in the refractive index profile along the fiber length, causing power leakage. Therefore, cladding modes get populated, rather than alternative scattering, index change or dispersion which require separate conditions.

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