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
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
11/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            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;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075451