Observation of transverse Anderson localization in an optical fiber

Opt Lett. 2012 Jun 15;37(12):2304-6. doi: 10.1364/OL.37.002304.

Abstract

We utilize transverse Anderson localization as the waveguiding mechanism in optical fibers with random transverse refractive index profiles. Using experiments and numerical simulations, we show that the transverse localization results in an effective propagating beam diameter that is comparable to that of a typical index-guiding optical fiber.