Optmization of self-trapping and thermal effects in W-shaped optical fibers

Author

El-Badawy, El-Sayed A. ; El-Halafawy, Farag Z. ; Mohammed, Abd El-Naser A ; Aly, Moustafa H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Alexandria Univ., Egypt

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

42

Lastpage

61

Abstract

In the present, paper, both self-trapping (paraxial propagation) and thermal effects (caustic zones and maximum axial temperature) in W-shaped refractive index fibers are parametrically investigated to minimize the thermal effects and to maximize the self-trapping. Ray optics is employed with a closed form solution for the ray trajectory. Conditions for maximum self-trapping are parametrically investigated. A figure of merit is designed and tested good performance

Keywords

optical fibres; optical self-focusing; optical solitons; optimisation; ray tracing; W-shaped refractive index fibers; caustic zones; closed form solution; figure of merit; maximum axial temperature; optimisation; paraxial propagation; ray optics; self-trapping effects; single-mode graded-core; thermal effects; Charge carrier processes; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Postal services; Refractive index; Societies; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photonics and Its Application at Egyptian Engineering Faculties and Institutes, 2002. Third Workshop on

Conference_Location

Giza

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7163-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PAIA.2002.995079

Filename

995079