Title :
Near field modelling and measurement of tapered optical fibre devices
Author :
Moar, P.N. ; Huntington, S.T. ; Katsifolis, J. ; Cahill, L.W. ; Nugent, K.A. ; Roberts, A.
Author_Institution :
School of Electron. Eng., La Trobe Univ., Bundoora, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
An adaptive finite difference beam propagation method (FD-BPM) technique has been used to successfully model the behavior of the evanescent field of single mode optical fibre tapers. Good agreement with results obtained with a near field optical microscope have been made
Keywords :
finite difference methods; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; optical microscopy; adaptive FD-BPM technique; evanescent field; finite difference beam propagation method; near field measurement; near field optical microscopy; numerical model; single mode tapered optical fibre device; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical microscopy; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.645237
