Title :
Matrix model of optical power propagation in plastic optical fibres
Author :
Losada, M.A. ; Mateo, J. ; López, A.
Author_Institution :
Aragon Inst. of Eng. Res. (i3A), Univ. de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
Abstract :
We present a model of power propagation for step index (SI) plastic optical fibres (POFs) based on the power flow equation generalized to incorporate the temporal dimension. To solve this equation we propose a fast implementation of the finite-difference method in matrix form. The model provides the space-time evolution of the angular power distribution when it is transmitted throughout the fibre which gives a detailed picture of the POFs capabilities for information transmission.
Keywords :
fibre reinforced plastics; light propagation; matrix algebra; optical fibres; angular power distribution; matrix model; optical power propagation; plastic optical fibres; power flow equation; Equations; Finite difference methods; Frequency measurement; Load flow; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Plastics; Power distribution; Shape measurement; Plastic optical fibres; modelling; propagation; transmission;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2010 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7799-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7797-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2010.5549161
