Coupling length as an algebraic function of the coupling coefficient in step-index plastic optical fibers

Optical Engineering

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2008, Pages

  Djordjevich, Alexandar ^a   Savović, Svetislav ^a,b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Faculty of Science   (Serbia)

Author keywords

coupling length; mode coupling; Step index (SI) plastic optical fiber (POF)

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRAIC EQUATIONS; ALGEBRAIC FUNCTIONS; COUPLING COEFFICIENT; COUPLING LENGTH; EQUILIBRIUM MODE DISTRIBUTIONS; MODE COUPLING; PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBERS; POWER FLOW EQUATIONS; STEP-INDEX (SI) PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER (POF);

ALGEBRA; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PLASTICS;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 81055133558     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3049858     Document Type: Article

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