• DocumentCode
    600378
  • Title

    Guided entropy mode Rayleigh scattering in optical fibers

  • Author

    Okusaga, Olukayode ; Cahill, James ; Docherty, A. ; Zhou, Weicheng ; Menyuk, Curtis R.

  • Author_Institution
    US Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    4-8 March 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We measure the Rayleigh scattering spectrum in an optical fiber. Our data suggest that the narrower gain bandwidth and frequency shift that we observe are due to guided entropy modes in the fiber.
  • Keywords
    Rayleigh scattering; entropy; optical fibres; Rayleigh scattering; frequency shift; guided entropy mode; narrower gain bandwidth; optical fibers; Bandwidth; Measurement by laser beam; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Rayleigh scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-0262-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6476201