• DocumentCode
    1133933
  • Title

    Theory of LED coupling to single-mode fibers

  • Author

    Christodoulides, D.N. ; Reith, Leslie A. ; Saifi, M.A.

  • Author_Institution
    Lehigh University, Allentown, PA, USA
  • Volume
    5
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    1987
  • fDate
    11/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1623
  • Lastpage
    1629
  • Abstract
    A theory is developed to estimate the coupling efficiency and sensitivity of an LED coupled to a single-mode fiber. Our analysis is found to be in good agreement with experimental results.
  • Keywords
    Light-emitting diodes (LED´s); Optical fiber coupling; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Bit rate; Electromagnetic coupling; Fiber lasers; Geometrical optics; Light emitting diodes; Magnetic confinement; Optical coupling; Optical fiber theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.1987.1075451
  • Filename
    1075451