Modeling of optical absorption and scattering of laser radiation in silicone polymers used in fiber optics

The method based on the application of integrating spheres and a movable sample for measurements of scattering and absorption coefficients of transparent and turbid media was implemented for the investigation of optical properties of different organosilicone polymers used in fiber optics, including polysiloxanes doped with metal powder. For the determination of the optical absorption and scattering coefficients together with the scattering anisotropy of polymers basing on the experimental data, the inverse problem of the radiation transfer theory was implemented using two approaches: Monte-Carlo simulation and an analytical solution in the single-scattering approximation.