DocumentCode
1121836
Title
Beam propagation in tapered quadratic index waveguides: Numerical solutions
Author
Casperson, Lee W. ; Kirkwood, John L.
Author_Institution
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Volume
3
Issue
2
fYear
1985
fDate
4/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
256
Lastpage
263
Abstract
A Gaussian beam of light propagating through a quadratic lenslike medium remains Gaussian, even if all of the parameters of the medium vary along the propagation path. Exact numerical techniques are described for investigating the propagation of Gaussian beams in practical tapered fiber-optical waveguides. Solutions are obtained for off-axis beams in tapers which in general may also have quadratic radial loss variations.
Keywords
Beam waveguides; Optical fibers; Dielectrics; Differential equations; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic waveguides; Geometrical optics; Geometry; Optical fiber couplers; Optical propagation; Partial differential equations; Permittivity;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JLT.1985.1074176
Filename
1074176
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