Title :
Graded monomode fibres and planar waveguides
Author :
Sammut, R.A. ; Snyder, A.W.
Author_Institution :
Australian National University, Department of Applied Mathematics, Institute of Advanced Studies, Canberra, Australia
Abstract :
A method is presented for the analytical characterisation of monomode, circularly symmetric or planar, waveguides with arbitrary refractive-index profiles in terms of much simpler `equivalent waveguides¿. The method is also used to derive the only known examples of practically significant monomode-fibre profiles with completely analytical descriptions, i.e. not even requiring the solution of an eigenvalue equation.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; analytical characterisation; equivalent waveguides; graded monomode optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; planar waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19800026
