title: Rayleigh scattering optical frequency correlation in a single-mode optical fiber.
abstract: The bichromatic optical frequency correlation function for Rayleigh backscattering from a pulse of laser light propagating along a single-mode optical fiber has been calculated and measured. It is shown that the optical correlation frequency, Dnu(c) , is equal to the reciprocal of pulse width T(w) . These results are important for the development of wavelength diversity techniques for the reduction of coherent Rayleigh noise in distributed Rayleigh backscattering single-mode optical fiber sensors.
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mermelstein
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Posey
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Vohra