• DocumentCode
    993766
  • Title

    Computation of fundamental-mode spot size from far-field pattern of single-mode optical fibres

  • Author

    Samson, P.J.

  • Author_Institution
    University of New South Wales, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Kensington, Australia
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    17
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    680
  • Lastpage
    681
  • Abstract
    It is shown how the mode spot size of a single-mode fibre can be computed from the far-field pattern. The method is accurate as it makes no Gaussian assumptions and holds for all fibre profiles. Comparisons are presented between our results and earlier empirical formulas.
  • Keywords
    optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; all fibre profiles; far-field pattern; fundamental-model spot size; optical waveguide theory; single-mode optical fibres; spot size computation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19840466
  • Filename
    4248959