Experimental study on the origin of optical waveguide losses by means of Rayleigh backscattering measurement

doi:10.1364/OPEX.13.000564

Optics Express

Editor: Michael Duncan
Vol. 13, Iss. 2 — Jan. 24, 2005
pp: 564–572

Experimental study on the origin of optical waveguide losses by means of Rayleigh backscattering measurement

I. Salinas, I. Garcés, R. Alonso, J. Pelayo, and F. Villuendas »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 13, Issue 2, pp. 564-572 (2005)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OPEX.13.000564

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Scattering is often considered as the main cause of the huge attenuation difference between optical fibers and integrated optical waveguides. In order to evaluate the magnitude of scattering in those waveguides, an optical low coherence reflectometry experiment has been conducted, showing that the amount of backscattered light is not enough to explain that difference in losses.

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(130.0130) Integrated optics : Integrated optics
(290.1350) Scattering : Backscattering

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Original Manuscript: December 1, 2004
Revised Manuscript: December 29, 2004
Published: January 24, 2005

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I. Salinas, I. Garcés, R. Alonso, J. Pelayo, and F. Villuendas, "Experimental study on the origin of optical waveguide losses by means of Rayleigh backscattering measurement," Opt. Express 13, 564-572 (2005)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-13-2-564

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