The cross-talk introduced by Rayleigh scattering in multi-mode fibers within 10 modes is estimated analytically. To validate the analytic formulation, the modes are computed with JCMsuite.

C. M. Spenner, et al. Investigation of Mode Coupling Introduced by Forward Rayleigh Scattering. Photonic Networks; 24th ITG-Symposium, 1-6 (2023).