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24 May 2018 Step-index optical fiber sizing with a rainbow technique
Grzegorz Świrniak, Grzegorz Głomb
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Abstract
This paper reports an application of a rainbow technique to characterize both the core and cladding diameter of a single, silica-based, step-index optical fiber. Both quantities are inversely calculated using a correlation formula from the farfield scattering pattern where multiple primary rainbows occur. A set of observations of scattering allows one to retrieve the parameters of interest. Numerical studies assume variable core (10–50 μm) as well as cladding diameter (120– 130 μm). A part of analysis shows how the temporal coherence of the incident beam of light affects the solutions.
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Grzegorz Świrniak and Grzegorz Głomb "Step-index optical fiber sizing with a rainbow technique", Proc. SPIE 10678, Optical Micro- and Nanometrology VII, 1067815 (24 May 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2311842
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KEYWORDS
Scattering

Light scattering

Optical fibers

Error analysis

Laser scattering

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