DocumentCode :
1464130
Title :
The Eikonal ray equations in optical fibers
Author :
Pieper, Ronald J. ; Nassopoulos, Athanasios
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA
Volume :
40
Issue :
2
fYear :
1997
fDate :
5/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
139
Lastpage :
143
Abstract :
The traditional methods for the characterization of ray trajectories in nonhomogeneous media are based on the Eikonal equation valid in the region of geometrical optics. To apply Eikonal theory to fiber optics requires a fairly extensive use of vector calculus and geometry. Alternatively, through a simple correspondence rule, and a few intuitive guidelines for relating rays to waves, an equivalent set of trajectory equations can be obtained. This approach results in the Eikonal equations for the space evolution of optical fiber rays which are expressed in terms of the mode analysis invariants, azimuthal mode number, and optical waveguide propagation phase constant
Keywords :
geometrical optics; light propagation; optical fibre theory; ray tracing; Eikonal ray equations; azimuthal mode number; correspondence rule; geometrical optics; intuitive guidelines; mode analysis invariants; nonhomogeneous media; optical fibers; optical waveguide propagation phase constant; ray trajectories; space evolution; trajectory equations; vector calculus; Calculus; Equations; Geometrical optics; Guidelines; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Ultraviolet sources; Visualization;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9359
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/13.572328
Filename :
572328
Link To Document :
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