Rayleigh scattering of silica core optical fiber after heat treatment

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 33, 1998, Pages 7708-7711

  Sakaguchi, Shigeki ^a   Todoroki, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL RELAXATION; FUSED SILICA; GAS LASERS; GLASS MANUFACTURE; HEAT TREATMENT; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SILICA; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CLEAVED END SURFACES; FICTIVE TEMPERATURES; REFLECTION SPECTRA; SCATTERING INTENSITY; SCATTERING LOSS; SILICA CORE OPTICAL FIBER;

RAYLEIGH SCATTERING;

EID: 0032553292     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.007708     Document Type: Article

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