Title :
Maximizing on-axis coupling efficiency between single mode fiber and multimode specialty fibers using multi-mode interference
Author :
Mohammed, Waleed S. ; Gu, Xijia ; Meier, Joachim ; Smith, Peter W E
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Comput. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Abstract :
Novel technique to optimize on-axis coupling between single mode fiber and multimode specialty fibers using an intermediate segment of step index multimode fiber is presented. Coupling efficiency of 93% is achieved for optimum fiber parameters.
Keywords :
light interference; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; efficiency 93 percent; maximizing on-axis coupling efficiency; multimode interference; multimode specialty fiber; single mode fiber; step index multimode fiber; Amplitude modulation; Biomedical optical imaging; Interference; Optical coupling; Optical diffraction; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Phase modulation; Refractive index; (060.1810); (060.2310); (060.2340);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628554
