DocumentCode
1772253
Title
Collection of remote optical signals by air waveguides
Author
Rosenthal, E.W. ; Jhajj, N. ; Wahlstrand, J.K. ; Milchberg, H.M.
Author_Institution
Inst. for Res. in Electron. & Appl. Phys., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate that long-lived air waveguides can efficiently collect remote, isotropically emitted optical signals. Signal-to-noise enhancements of ~104 are possible for standoff measurements at 100 m, with even higher increases possible at longer distances.
Keywords
optical information processing; optical waveguides; remote sensing; isotropically emitted optical signals; long-lived air waveguides; remote optical signals; signal-to-noise enhancements; standoff measurements; Acoustic beams; Acoustics; Laser beams; Optical waveguides; Sparks; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6989848
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