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Wavelength dependence of the scattering loss in fluoride optical fibers
L E Busse1, G H McCabe, I D Aggarwal
1Optical Sciences Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Code 6505, Washington, DC 20375-5000, USA.
Optics Letters
|September 22, 2009
Abstract:
Scattering losses as low as 0.025 dB/km at 2.55 microm have been measured in short lengths of fluoride-glass optical fiber.These measurements were made on several 5-7-cm lengths of fiber. Measurements were also made at various wavelengths to determine the wavelength dependence of the optical loss.
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