Title :
First higher-mode cutoff in two-layer elliptical fibre waveguides
Author :
Rengarajan, Sembiam R. ; Lewis, J.E.
Author_Institution :
University of New Brunswick, Department of Electrical Engineering, Fredericton, Canada
Abstract :
The first higher-mode cutoff parameter of an elliptical optical fibre waveguide is computed from the exact characteristic equations. Discrepancies with previously published results are attributed to limitations of the approximation used in that work.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; exact characteristic equations; first higher mode cutoff; optical waveguide theory; two layer elliptical optical fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19800193
