Title :
Theory of LED coupling to single-mode fibers
Author :
Christodoulides, D.N. ; Reith, Leslie A. ; Saifi, M.A.
Author_Institution :
Lehigh University, Allentown, PA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A theory is developed to estimate the coupling efficiency and sensitivity of an LED coupled to a single-mode fiber. Our analysis is found to be in good agreement with experimental results.
Keywords :
Light-emitting diodes (LED´s); Optical fiber coupling; Antenna measurements; Apertures; Bit rate; Electromagnetic coupling; Fiber lasers; Geometrical optics; Light emitting diodes; Magnetic confinement; Optical coupling; Optical fiber theory;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075451
