DocumentCode
1569404
Title
Investigation of mode coupling origin in graded index multimode polymer optical fiber and waveguide
Author
Ono, Tomoyuki ; Ishigure, Takaaki
Author_Institution
Fac. of Sci. & Technol., Keio Univ., Yokohama
fYear
2008
Firstpage
246
Lastpage
247
Abstract
We investigate the origin of mode coupling in graded index polymer optical fiber (GI-POF) and waveguide, and find out that slight fluctuation of the refractive index profile can cause large mode coupling.
Keywords
gradient index optics; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical polymers; refractive index; GI-POF; bending loss; graded index multimode polymer optical fiber; mode coupling origin; optical waveguide; refractive index profile; Fluctuations; Optical coupling; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical polymers; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Thermal resistance; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location
Acapulco
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1932-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688581
Filename
4688581
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