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
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