Title :
Coherent backscattering in multimode optical fibers
Author :
Bromberg, Yaron ; Popoff, Sebastien M. ; Redding, Brandon ; Hui Cao
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
Abstract :
We investigate experimentally two counter-propagating beams that travel through multimode fibers with strong mode coupling. The interferences between waves going through time-reversed paths can enhance, and surprisingly sometimes suppress, coherent backscattering to the input mode.
Keywords :
backscatter; laser beams; light coherence; light interference; optical fibre couplers; coherent backscattering; counter-propagating beams; light interferences; multimode optical fiber coupling; Charge coupled devices; Laser beams; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Reflection; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
