Loss characteristics of infrared hollow waveguides in multimode transmission

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part A: Optics and Image Science; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAA.10.000277· OSTI ID:6703132

Saito, Mitsunori; Sato, Shinya; Miyagi, Mitsunobu ^[1]

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1. Tohoku Univ., Sendai (Japan)

The loss characteristics in multimode transmission were studied for hollow waveguides, and simple equations for optical power attenuation were derived. The equations that were derived by the electromagnetic wave theory and the geometrical optics theory coincide exactly. If the transmission loss is small, the optical power attenuates exponentially with the length of the waveguide. The transmission loss increases in proportion to the inverse of the bore radius and the square of the launch angle. The theoretical values that were calculated by the present equations were in good agreement with the data measured for the SiO[sub 2] and ZnSe-coated Ag hollow waveguides. 18 refs., 7 figs.

• OSTI ID: 6703132
• Journal Information: Journal of the Optical Society of America, Part A: Optics and Image Science; (United States), Vol. 10:2; ISSN 0740-3232
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
POWER LOSSES
THEORETICAL DATA
WAVEGUIDES
CONFIGURATION
ATTENUATION
OPTICS
TRANSMISSION
DATA
ENERGY LOSSES
INFORMATION
LOSSES
NUMERICAL DATA
440600* - Optical Instrumentation- (1990-)
661300 - Other Aspects of Physical Science- (1992-)