On Transmission and Recovery of Three-Dimensional Image Information in Optical Waveguides.

摘要

The paper considers two questions. The first one is: Is it possible to transmit three-dimensional pictorial information through transparent glass (or other dielectric) fibers. It is found that due to modal dispersion, pictorial information is invariably 'smeared' in transmission. The second question is: Given nature's reluctance to transmit pictures through fibers, is there anything we can do about it. It is suggested that the answer is yes and point to a class of solutions involving nonlinear optical mixing.