Rayleigh and Mie scattering in polymer optical fibers

Author

Bunge, Christian-Alexander ; Kruglov, Roman ; Poisel, Hans

Author_Institution

Inst. for High-Frequency Technol., Tech. Univ. of Berlin

Volume

24

Issue

8

fYear

2006

Firstpage

3137

Lastpage

3146

Abstract

In this article, the influence of Rayleigh and Mie scattering, which are the main causes of mode mixing in polymer optical fibers (POFs), is investigated. Measurement results obtained from a variety of different POF types ranging from standard POF, high-temperature POF, up to custom-made POF are presented. These measurements are compared to theoretical results obtained from a simplified scattering model. By comparing both results, the contribution of the different scattering sources and mechanisms is characterized independently

Keywords

Mie scattering; Rayleigh scattering; optical fibres; optical polymers; polymer fibres; Mie scattering; Rayleigh scattering; mode mixing; polymer optical fibers; Light scattering; Mie scattering; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Particle scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Rough surfaces; Electromagnetic scattering by rough surfaces; Rayleigh scattering; multimode fiber; optical communication; optical fiber communication; optical fiber measurement applications; optical fiber measurements; particle scattering; polymer optical fiber (POF);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2006.878077

Filename

1667835