The general solution of noncircular uniform optical waveguides in an arbitrary coordinate system and its applications

Author

Wu, Chongqing ; Dong, Hui

Author_Institution

Sch. of Sci., Northern Jiaotong Univ., Beijing, China

Volume

20

Issue

8

fYear

2002

fDate

8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1604

Lastpage

1608

Abstract

This paper presents, for the first time, the general solution of noncircular uniform waveguides in an arbitrary coordinate system. It can be expressed as exp {i(β~+ΔβV)z}E₀ (x, y), where V is a matrix dependent uniquely on the angle θ between the polarization principal axis (PPA) and the coordinate axis, and we present the method for finding β~, Δβ, and V(θ). This method is very easy to use for analyzing the Loyt depolarizer and twist fiber, compared with the Jones matrix.

Keywords

matrix algebra; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; optical waveguide theory; Loyt depolarizer; arbitrary coordinate system; coordinate axis; general solution; matrix; noncircular uniform optical waveguides; polarization mode dispersion; polarization principal axis; twist fiber; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical planar waveguides; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Rectangular waveguides;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2002.800294

Filename

1058176