• DocumentCode
    3116074
  • Title

    Classical geometric optics limit of bend loss in multimode waveguides

  • Author

    Love, John ; Parker, Lynley

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Sci. Group, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    13-17 July 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    It is shown that pure bend loss from an LED-excited multimode slab waveguide in the classical geometric optics limit of zero wavelength has a simple analytical solution that readily exhibits all the parametric dependence of the problem.
  • Keywords
    geometrical optics; light emitting diodes; optical fibre losses; optical waveguides; waveguide discontinuities; LED-excited multimode slab waveguide; bend loss; classical geometric optics limit; optical fibres; zero wavelength; Educational institutions; Electromagnetic waveguides; Geometrical optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber losses; Optical losses; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
  • Conference_Location
    Hong Kong
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4102-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-4103-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OECC.2009.5215358
  • Filename
    5215358