Table 1 Determined loss coefficients in units of dB mm-1 as determined with the cutback method and image-based analysis.
From: Natural Silk as a Photonics Component: a Study on Its Light Guiding and Nonlinear Optical Properties
Wavelength | Cutback method | Image-based analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
520 nm | 642 nm | 730 nm | 520 nm | 642 nm | 730 nm | |
Sample 1 | 5.15(12) | 4.07(16) | 3.91(8) | 1.34(16) | 1.13(22) | 0.98(42) |
Sample 2 | 3.67(2) | 3.61(3) | 2.75(3) | 1.50(19) | 1.30(11) | — |
Sample 3 | 5.20(5) | 3.15(4) | 2.27(13) | 0.58(5) | — | 0.67(23) |
Sample 4 | 5.71(6) | 5.31(8) | 5.84(3) | 1.55(21) | 0.54(13) | 0.67(23) |
Sample 5 | 2.91(3) | 3.40(3) | 2.90(3) | — | — | — |
Average | 4.53 | 3.91 | 3.53 | 1.24 | 0.99 | 0.77 |
