• DocumentCode
    1023356
  • Title

    Scattering measurements on a low-loss fluorozirconate optical fibre

  • Author

    Lu, Guo-Quan ; Levin, K.H. ; Burk, M.J. ; Tran, D.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Research Laboratory, Optical Sciences Division, Washington, USA
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    602
  • Lastpage
    603
  • Abstract
    The scattering loss in a low-loss fluorozirconate fibre has been measured in the infra-red and visible regions using an integrating sphere. At 2.55 ¿m, the scattering loss is 1 dB/km including a wavelength-independent offset of 0.6 dB/km. Two bright pinpoints in the fibre were found to contribute a few per cent of the total scattering from the entire fibre. Otherwise, there was found to be little variation in scattering level along the fibre.
  • Keywords
    light scattering; optical fibres; optical glass; optical losses; zirconium compounds; ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3 -NaF glass fibres; infrared fibres; infrared region; integrating sphere; low-loss fluorozirconate optical fibre; measurements; pinpoints; scattering loss; visible regions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19860409
  • Filename
    4256605
    • Link To Document
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