Title :
Computation of fundamental-mode spot size from far-field pattern of single-mode optical fibres
Author_Institution :
University of New South Wales, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Kensington, Australia
Abstract :
It is shown how the mode spot size of a single-mode fibre can be computed from the far-field pattern. The method is accurate as it makes no Gaussian assumptions and holds for all fibre profiles. Comparisons are presented between our results and earlier empirical formulas.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; all fibre profiles; far-field pattern; fundamental-model spot size; optical waveguide theory; single-mode optical fibres; spot size computation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840466
