Title : 
A modulated segmented contact method for the measurement of internal optical mode loss
         
        
            Author : 
Rees, P.E. ; Pascoe, R. ; Smowton, P.M. ; Blood, P.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Cardiff Univ., Cardiff, UK
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
An order of magnitude improvement in the precision of measurements of internal optical mode losses to better than 0.1cm-1 is demonstrated using a modulated segmented contact method.
         
        
            Keywords : 
optical losses; optical modulation; optical variables measurement; internal optical mode loss measurement; modulated segmented contact method; Absorption; Current measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Measurement uncertainty; Optical modulation; Optical scattering; Optical variables measurement;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
San Jose, CA