Approximate analytic forms for the propagation characteristics of single-mode optical fibres

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Published 20/07/2012

Abstract

An approximate expression for the Petermann spot size is derived in terms of an extended form of the Marcuse spot size expression. When used in conjunction with the Rudolph-Neumann approximation it yields accurate forms for the propagation characteristics on single-mode fibres.

Inspec keywords: guided light propagation; optical waveguide theory; optical fibres; approximation theory

Other keywords: single-mode optical fibres; Petermann spot size; propagation characteristics; Marcuse spot size expression; approximate analytic forms; Rudolph-Neumann approximation

Subjects: Fibre optics; Light propagation; Waveguide and cavity theory; Fibre optics and fibre waveguides

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