Ultra-low loss Rayleigh scattering enhancement via light recycling in fiber cladding

Pengtao Luo; Fengyi Chen; Ruohui Wang; Xueguang Qiao

doi:10.1364/PRJ.519510

Photonics Research, Volume. 12, Issue 8, 1813(2024)

Ultra-low loss Rayleigh scattering enhancement via light recycling in fiber cladding

Pengtao Luo^1,2, Fengyi Chen^1,2, Ruohui Wang^1,2、*, and Xueguang Qiao^1,2

Author Affiliations

¹School of Physics, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China

²Engineering Research Center of Optical Fiber Well Logging Technology for Oil and Gas Resources, Universities of Shaanxi Province, Xi’an 710127, China

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Paper Information

Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

Received: Jan. 22, 2024

Accepted: Jun. 4, 2024

Published Online: Aug. 2, 2024

The Author Email: Ruohui Wang (rwang@nwu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.519510

CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.519510

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