[Gate-users] Absorption length in optical transport

[Vesna Cuplov]

Hello,

The absorption length is the distance the optical photon travels before
being absorbed by the medium bulk.

vesna

On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Jenny Nilsson <jenny.nilsson at radfys.gu.se>wrote:

> Hello forum,
>
> I have a question regarding the absorption length used in the optical
> transport.
>
> Is the distance an optical photon travels in a medium sampled before the
> transport begins? So, when the optical photon is transported through a
> medium it will be killed after travelling the sampled distance?
>
> Best regards
> Jenny Nilsson
>
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