Unified approach for coupling to cladding and radiation modes in fiber bragg and long-period gratings

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1461-1468

  Lu, Yu Chun ^a,b   Yang, Li ^c   Huang, Wei Ping ^a   Jian, Shui Sheng ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Cladding mode; Complex mode; Complex mode matching method (CMMM); Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs); Long period fiber gratings (LPFGs); Mode coupling; Perfectly matched layer (PML); Radiation mode

Indexed keywords

CLADDING MODE; COMPLEX MODE; COMPLEX MODE MATCHING METHOD (CMMM); LONG-PERIOD FIBER GRATINGS (LPFGS); MODE COUPLING; PERFECTLY MATCHED LAYER (PML); RADIATION MODE;

CLADDING (COATING); COUPLINGS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FIBERS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RADIATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 66949113648     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2012725     Document Type: Article

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