DocumentCode
1769793
Title
Coherent backscattering in multimode optical fibers
Author
Bromberg, Yaron ; Popoff, Sebastien M. ; Redding, Brandon ; Hui Cao
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT, USA
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We investigate experimentally two counter-propagating beams that travel through multimode fibers with strong mode coupling. The interferences between waves going through time-reversed paths can enhance, and surprisingly sometimes suppress, coherent backscattering to the input mode.
Keywords
backscatter; laser beams; light coherence; light interference; optical fibre couplers; coherent backscattering; counter-propagating beams; light interferences; multimode optical fiber coupling; Charge coupled devices; Laser beams; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Reflection; Scattering;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6988545
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