EQUILIBRIUM MODE DISTRIBUTION IN W-TYPE GLASS OPTICAL FIBERS

Authors

  • Svetislav Savović 1 City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
  • Ana Simović Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, R. Domanovića 12, 34000 Kragujevac, Serbia
  • Aleksandar Djordjevich City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
  • Aco Janićijević Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, Karnegijeva 4, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7251/COMEN1401051S

Abstract

Power flow equation is used to calculate equilibrium mode distribution in W-type glass optical fibers. It has been shown how the coupling length for achieving the equilibrium mode distribution in W-type glass optical fibers varies with the depth and width of the intermediate layer and coupling strength for different widths of launch beam distribution. W-type optical fibers have shown effectiveness in reducing modal dispersion and bending loss.

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2014-09-25