Title :
Visualization of modal irradiance patterns in an optical fiber
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., US Naval Acad., Annapolis, MD, USA
fDate :
5/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A laboratory exercise that allows the student to combine theory, numerical computation methods, and experimental observation to learn more about electromagnetic modes and modal patterns is presented. It provides students with the opportunity to derive the field equations and the characteristic equations from first principles, solve for the parameters of the modes and plot them, and visually compare the modes observed in the laboratory with those calculated
Keywords :
education; laboratory apparatus and techniques; optical fibres; teaching; characteristic equations; education; electromagnetic modes; field equations; modal irradiance patterns; optical fiber; student; teaching; Electromagnetic analysis; Helium; Laboratories; Maxwell equations; Nonlinear equations; Optical computing; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Visualization;
Journal_Title :
Education, IEEE Transactions on
