Bending effects in finite-cladding single-mode slab waveguides

Date

2007

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Durniak, Celine
Love, John

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE Inc)

Abstract

A new approach to the physical description and quantification of bend loss in arbitrarily bent single-mode fibers is based on the coupling of the fundamental mode to cladding modes solely due to curvature change along the fiber. Using a slab model, it is

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Keywords: Cladding (coating); Mathematical models; Optical losses; Refractive index; Single mode fibers; Absorbing media; Cladding index; Coupled-mode analysis; Optical waveguide losses; Slab waveguides; Waveguide bends; Optical waveguides Absorbing media; Coupled-mode analysis; Optical waveguide losses; Optical waveguide theory; Waveguide bends

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Journal of Lightwave Technology

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