Title :
Attenuation coefficient for rays in graded fibres with absorbing cladding
Author :
Snyder, A.W. ; Love, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Australian National University, Department of Applied Mathematics, Institute of Advanced Studies, Canberra, Australia
Abstract :
A simple derivation is given for the attenuation of rays by an absorbing cladding, requiring only local plane-wave concepts in a 2-dimensional medium.
Keywords :
fibre optics; optical waveguide theory; absorbing cladding; attenuation coefficient; graded fibres; local plane wave concepts;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19760197
