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
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