Loss and correlation measurements in squaraine-doped nonlinear polymer optical fibers

Robert J. Kruhlak; Jeremy E. Young; Mark G. Kuzyk

doi:10.1117/12.284243

13 October 1997 Loss and correlation measurements in squaraine-doped nonlinear polymer optical fibers

Robert J. Kruhlak, Jeremy E. Young, Mark G. Kuzyk

Proceedings Volume 3147, Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials X; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.284243
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Loss measurements for dye-doped polymer optical fibers are reported. These losses can contribute to the degradation of information in communications systems and limit the effectiveness of optical modulators built from nonlinear polymer optical fibers. Therefore it is essential that loss mechanisms be studied to determine which dyes can be used successfully. rThansverse scattering and successive-cut-and-measure techniques are compared. The benefit of the transverse loss measurement is that it is non-destructive while the successive-cut-and-measure method is simple albeit time consuming. Along with a characterization of linear absorption, the transverse loss technique provides a way to quantitatively describe the inhomogeneities in these fibers by providing the means for calculating the correlation length (to be described in the text) of the fiber that is measured.

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Robert J. Kruhlak, Jeremy E. Young, and Mark G. Kuzyk "Loss and correlation measurements in squaraine-doped nonlinear polymer optical fibers", Proc. SPIE 3147, Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Materials X, (13 October 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.284243

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