Spectral Dependence of Scattered Light in Step-Index Polymer Optical Fibers by Side-Illumination Technique

Author

Bikandi, Inaki ; Illarramendi, M. Asuncion ; Durana, Gaizka ; Aldabaldetreku, Gotzon ; Zubia, Joseba

Author_Institution

Dept. of Commun. Eng., Univ. of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain

Volume

32

Issue

23

fYear

2014

fDate

Dec.1, 1 2014

Firstpage

4539

Lastpage

4543

Abstract

In this study, we investigate the spectral distribution of the light scattered in step-index polymer optical fibers by illuminating the fibers transversely to their symmetry axis. For that purpose, we have performed wavelength-dependent scattering measurements over the spectral range 400-750 nm in three different commercial step-index polymer optical fibers. We have estimated the mean size of the most influential scattering centers in these polymer optical fibers, analyzing theoretically the experimental results obtained.

Keywords

light scattering; optical fibre testing; optical polymers; scattered light; scattering centers; side-illumination technique; spectral dependence; spectral distribution; step-index polymer optical fibers; symmetry axis; wavelength 400 nm to 750 nm; wavelength-dependent scattering measurements; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber theory; Polymers; Power capacitors; Scattering; Polymer optical fiber; Polymer optical fiber (POF); scattering; side-illumination; sideillumination;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2014.2360854

Filename

6913501