Title :
Comparison of pulse responses of step-index fibres
Author :
Sharma, Abhishek B. ; Saijonmaa, J. ; Halme, S.J.
Author_Institution :
Helsinki University of Technology, Electrical Engineering Department, Communications Laboratory, Espoo, Finland
Abstract :
Pulse responses of step-index fibres with V parameters lying between 2 and 40 are presented. The results are based on computations using the normal WKB, a modified WKB, the `weakly guiding¿ and the `exact¿ eigenvalue equations.
Keywords :
WKB calculations; optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; V parameters; exact eigenvalue equations; modified WKB; normal WKB; pulse responses; step index fibres; weakly guiding eigenvalue equations;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19800387
