• DocumentCode
    885917
  • Title

    Novel loss measurement technique for optical waveguides by imaging of scattered light

  • Author

    Foley, B.M. ; Melman, Paul ; Vo, Kiet T.

  • Author_Institution
    GTE Labs. Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    3/12/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    584
  • Lastpage
    585
  • Abstract
    A novel technique is presented measuring propagation losses in optical waveguides by imaging the scattered intensity on a video camera. This technique requires no special sample preparation and is independent of the light coupling efficiency to the waveguide.
  • Keywords
    closed circuit television; light scattering; optical loss measurement; optical testing; optical waveguides; television applications; Si substrate; glass waveguide; independent of coupling efficiency; loss measurement technique; nondestructive measurement; optical waveguides; propagation losses; scattered light imaging; video camera;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19920368
  • Filename
    126513