• DocumentCode
    751067
  • Title

    Analysis of Graded-Index Fibers Using a Full-Wave Equivalent Circuit

  • Author

    Heckler, Marcos V T ; Dreher, Achim

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Commun. & Navigation, German Aerosp. Center, Wessling
  • Volume
    25
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    346
  • Lastpage
    349
  • Abstract
    This paper presents an efficient approach for the analysis of graded-index profile waveguides. The variation of the index of refraction is modeled considering a sufficient number of concentric dielectric layers, each with a different index of refraction. The propagation constant in the layered structure is calculated by setting up a full-wave equivalent circuit, which allows the derivation of the system equation for the whole structure. Two examples are given, including validation with the commercial software Ansoft HFSS
  • Keywords
    gradient index optics; optical fibre theory; dielectric layers; full-wave equivalent circuit; graded-index fiber; propagation constant; Dielectrics; Equations; Equivalent circuits; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Propagation constant; Tellurium; Transmission line matrix methods; Discrete mode matching (DMM); full-wave equivalent circuit (FWEC); graded-index optical fiber;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.2006.886676
  • Filename
    4137588