The Story of Light by Bell Labs (2015)
Gives some ideas of the history of fiber optics. Features: Herwig Kogelnik. Source.Fiber optics fundamentals by Shaoul Ezekiel
. Source.2008 at MIT. Theory and demonstration.
- youtu.be/0DCrIAxEv_Y?t=560:Terefore, the 1.5 micrometer window truly is the minimum.
- on smaller wavelengths, loss is due to Rayleigh scattering
- on longer wavelengths, loss is due to material absorption
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