Studies of Light Scattering at an Angle of Zero Degrees

Abstract

Using a new technique based on the fanning of a coherent light beam in a photorefractive BaTiO3 crystal, the angular distribution of forward light scattering by quartz fibers of radii from 15 microns to 30 microns has been measured. Data have been obtained over the angular range 0.0 deg to 0.3 deg , and are in good agreement with theory. Beam fanning and two beam coupling techniques have been compared for this application. Barium titanate, Light scattering, Quartz fibers, Photo-refraction.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 1994
Accession Number
ADA281678

Entities

People

  • Edward S. Fry

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

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Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Availability
  • Barium
  • Barium Titanates
  • Bragg Scattering
  • Couplings
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Geometry
  • Light Scattering
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Obscuration
  • Particles
  • Refraction
  • Scattering
  • Titanates
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.