• DocumentCode
    1242547
  • Title

    Misalignment Limits for a Singlemode–Multimode–Singlemode Fiber-Based Edge Filter

  • Author

    Hatta, Agus Muhamad ; Farrell, Gerald ; Wang, Pengfei ; Rajan, Ginu ; Semenova, Yuliya

  • Author_Institution
    Appl. Optoelectron. Centre, Dublin Inst. of Technol., Dublin, Ireland
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    13
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    7/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2482
  • Lastpage
    2488
  • Abstract
    Misalignment effects on the spectral characteristics of edge filters based on singlemode-multimode-singlemode (SMS) fibre structures are investigated numerically and experimentally. A modal propagation analysis is used with a set of guided modes calculated using the finite-difference method to determine the transmission loss of the SMS-based edge filters. A limit for the tolerable misalignment of the SMS fiber-based edge filter is proposed, beyond which the spectral performance of the SMS structure degrades unacceptably. The numerical results are verified experimentally with good agreement.
  • Keywords
    finite difference methods; optical fibre filters; edge filter; finite-difference method; misalignment limits; modal propagation analysis; singlemode-multimode-singlemode fiber; Edge filter; multimode interference; optical fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.2008.2011499
  • Filename
    4815440