Vector mode analysis of ring-core fibers: Design tools for spatial division multiplexing

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 4648-4659

  Brunet, Charles ^a   Ung, Bora ^b   Bélanger, Pierre Andre ^a   Messaddeq, Younes ^a   LaRochelle, Sophie ^a   Rusch, Leslie Ann ^a  

^a CENTRE D OPTIQUE   (Canada)

^b ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Multiplexing; optical design; optical fibers

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; MULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL FIBERS;

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CUT-OFF CONDITIONS; MODE SEPARATION; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM; SINGLE-INTENSITY; SPATIAL DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; STEP-INDEX FIBERS;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 84910044856     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2014.2361432     Document Type: Article

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