DocumentCode
1490006
Title
Light coupling by a vortex lens into graded index fiber
Author
Johnson, Eric G. ; Stack, Jared ; Koehler, Charles
Author_Institution
Sch. of Opt., Central Florida Univ., Orlando, FL, USA
Volume
19
Issue
5
fYear
2001
fDate
5/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
753
Lastpage
758
Abstract
This paper reports a novel launch scheme for coupling light into the skew rays of a graded index fiber. This is accomplished by utilizing a diffractive optical element in conjunction with a single mode fiber to mode match a graded index fiber. Results are used to confirm the fact that the element does improve the coupling into the skew rays of graded index fiber. This approach offers an alternative to existing methods based on tilting and angular offsets for the conditioned launch problem
Keywords
diffractive optical elements; gradient index optics; lenses; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; vortices; angular offsets; conditioned launch problem; diffractive optical element; graded index fiber; light coupling; mode match; single mode fiber; skew rays; tilting offsets; vortex lens; Bandwidth; Data communication; Delay effects; Ethernet networks; Lenses; Manufacturing processes; Optical coupling; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber theory; Optical vortices;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.923489
Filename
923489
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