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Analysis of The Bound Modes in Optical D-Fibers Análisis de Los Modos Conectados en Fibras Ópticas Tipo D
Analysis of The Bound Modes in Optical D-Fibers Análisis de Los Modos Conectados en Fibras Ópticas Tipo D
14 Nº 2, 2006,
2006 pp. 112-118
RESUMEN
En este artículo una solución analítica de un guía de onda con un núcleo circular y del revestimiento ilimitado en la
proximidad a un medio espacio dieléctrico se presenta. Este modelo se aplica a la fibra tipo D en proximidad cerrada a
un plano. Los resultados explican las características de la birrefringencia de estas estructuras.
Los gráficos de algunos parámetros de la fibra se calculan en función de la frecuencia espacial normalizada.
Palabras clave: Fibra tipo D, formulación híbrida, modos TE y TM, estados de polarización Y y X del modo fundamental,
teorema de la dualidad.
ABSTRACT
In this paper an analytical solution of a waveguide with a circular core and unbounded cladding in the proximity to a
dielectric halfspace is presented. This model is applied to D-shaped fiber in closed proximity to a plane. The results
account for the birefringence properties of these structures.
Graphics of some parameters of the fiber are calculated as a function of the normalized spatial frequency.
Keywords: D-shaped fiber, hybrid formulation, TE and TM modes, polarization-states Y and X of fundamental mode,
duality theorem.
applying the duality theorem in the general expression where: A n , B n, C n , D n , E n , Fn are constants to be
and in the equivalent scattering-matrix, the formulation determined, Jn, K n, In are Bessel functions of order n,
now provides the TM-mode solution. R is the normalized radial coordinate (R = r/a), and
U, W are the normalized modal parameters, which are
Thus, the two polarization states of the polished- defined as:
optical fiber can be modeled by just using one system
formulation. 1/ 2
U a K12
B 2
(4)
V
The theory is verified by plotting the effective-index and 1/ 2 1/ 2
the core phase-transversal parameter as function of the W a B 2
K 22 2
U2
normalized-spatial frequency.
The raising of the fiber birefringence was verified by In these equations V is the normalized spatial frequency.
plotting the core phase parameters of both polarization The polarization state-X (TM-modes) is obtained
states, at V=23, as function of normalized distance interchanging the sine and cosine functions in (2) and (3).
between the core and the plane interface.
B. Planar Representation of the Cladding Fields
The longitudinal component equations of the electric and The cladding fields on the neighborhood of the interface
magnetic fields are not coupled in regions of constant are expanded in rectangular coordinate system by
index. With these assumptions the following pair of superposition of plane waves:
equations are obtained:
© t
§ 2 k 2H 2
B 2 ¶¸ E z
0
eZ
c
¯ §© PN e
S ( X
D )
QN eS ( X D ) ¶¸ e
jYN dN
© t
§ 2 k 2H 2
B 2 ¶¸ H z
0 (1)
c
c (5)
¯ §© RN e SN eS ( X D ) ¶¸ e
jYN dN
S ( X
D )
hZ
The transversal components are obtained by Hybrid-
c
formulation [1].
where X = (x/a), Y = (y/a) are the normalized coordinates.
A. Fields in the core and cladding The normalized modal parameter satisfy:
no
£F I (WR) cos(mQ )
m m ¯ SN e S ( X
D ) e
jYN dN
mo
c
c
hZ £ §© En K n (UR) Fn I n (UR) ¶¸ cos(nQ )
no (3) The second set links (PN, RN) to (Cn, Em).
e
S D c (9) 1§
S11 (N ) (SMr 2 Q32
TMr 3Q22 )(SH22 Q32 TH32 Q22 ) A ¶¸
PN
2S
£C n
sinh(ng) G ©
n1
1§
S D c S12 (N ) 2H Mef Yo SN(H2 Q3V3 )2 ¶
e G © ef ¸
£E
(12)
RN m
cosh(mg)
2S 1§
Mef Z o SNMr 2 (Q3V3 )2 ¶
m1
S21 (N ) 2H
G © ef ¸
where: Em = 2 if m = 0, Em = 1 otherwise S22 (N )
1§
(SH22 Q32
TH32 Q22 )(SMr 2 Q32 TMr 3Q22 ) A ¶¸
g = cosh-1( S b W) G ©
where G =;(SMr2Q32+TMr3Q22)(SH22Q32+TH32Q22)-A=
C. Field in the halfspace A = (Hef V32 ) 2Mef (Hef Mef )1/2 =B / Ko
V3 =aKo ( H3 M r3 -H2 M r2)1/2
2 2 Zo = 120 P
The normalized modal parameters satisfy the separation
variable equations
DUALITY THEOREM APPLICATION
T 2 N 2 a 2 B 2
K 32
for X D. Both polarization states of the fundamental mode are
obtained by (12).
As (T, N) are continuous variables in this region, the
expressions for (eZ , h Z) consist of superposition of The equivalent scattering-matrix parameters related to
continuum plane waves: polarization state-Y or TE, as described by (2) and (3), is
c
obtained by doing: M r1 = M r2 = M r3 = M ef = 1 in (12).
¯Ge
jYN
eZ N
e
T ( X
D ) dN
c
The other polarization state, the TM approach formulation
c
(10) or state-X, is obtained by applying the duality theorem
hZ ¯H N
e
jYN e
T ( X
D ) dN in (12), and also by considering the new relative
permeability values equal to one.
c
D. Equivalent scattering parameters We express the cladding coefficients (3) in terms of the
core coefficients (2). This is obtained by considering the
continuity of the polar tangential components across the
The set of coefficients (PN , QN, RN, SN, G N, HN) can be
core/cladding interface, as follows:
c
¤ Cn ³
¨
§ J n I n` A1 J n` I n
nA 2 J n I n ¶
·
Mnm11=En (Jn K n’+A4 Jn’K n) + £ (TAmSnm11 +TBmSnm12)
¥ ´
¥ n ´ 1 ¨
J n K n` A1 J n` K n
D
nA 2 J n K n · ¤ An ³ c m=0
(19)
V 2Hef Mef W
A 3 Yo A4 TA m = Jm Im’ +A4 Jm’ Im TBm = m A2 Jm Im
U 2W U TCm = Jm Im’ +A1 Jm’ Im TDm = m A3 Jm Im
The continuity of the tangential components across the Dnm is the Kronecker delta function
interface-plane, in rectangular system, is expressed by: ;A= and ;B= are infinite column vectors
A k; k=1,2,3,4 is given by (14).
QN =-je(S) 3Cmsinh(mg)S11(N)+ je(S)3 Em cosh(mg)S12(N)
The polarization state-Y eigenvalue matrix, also called
(15) the equivalent TE-mode (h-mode) eingenvalue matrix,
is obtained by doing the permeability values equal to
SN =-e(S)3Cmsinh(mg)S21(N) + e(S)3 Em cosh(mg)S22(N) one in (12) - (14) and (19).
(16) The polarization state-X eigenvalue matrix, also known
by equivalent TM-mode (e-mode) is obtained by applying
where: S jk(N) I,k = 1, 2 are given by (12) the duality theorem in (12) – (14) and (19) and by
Cm , Em are expressed by (13) considering the new permeability values equal to one.
g = cosh-1(S b W), and
The scattering parameters of the both polarization states
c are:
Dm 2 j ¯ QN e
S D senh(mg)dN
c S11nm (h) = ¯ Sh11(N) cosh(ng) cosh(mg) e(S) dN
c
(17) S22nm (e) = ¯ Sh11(N) sinh(ng) sinh(mg) e(S) dN
E m Fm 2 ¯ SN e
S D cosh(mg)dN S12nm (h) = ¯ Sh12 (N) sinh(ng) cosh(mg) e(S) dN (20)
c S21nm (e) = ¯ Sh12 (N) sinh(ng) cosh(mg) e(S) dN
S22nm (h) = ¯ Sh22 (N) sinh(ng) sinh(mg) e(S) dN
where: S11nm (e) = ¯ Sh22 (N) cosh(ng) cosh(mg) e(S) dN
e(S) = e- S D b S (18) where e(S) is given by (18) and the integration limits
are -c, c).
If (15) is multiplied to sinh(mg), (16) is multiplied to
cosh(mg) and both are integrated on N variable, then, the
RESULTS
respective terms of the resulting equations are substituted
by (13) and (17).
In this section, various results obtained from the theory
developed here are presented.
The final results corresponding to the general eigenvalue
matrix in terms of the core expansion coefficients is as The integration of the set of equations in (20) is done
follows: on g-plane. Therefore the following transformations
¤ § M 11 ¶ § M 12 ¶ ³ ¤ § A¶ ³ are used:
¥© ¸ © ¸´ © ¸
¥ ´ 0
¥ § M 21 ¶ § M 22 ¶ ´ ¥¦ §© B ¶¸ ´µ cosh(g) = SbW, sinh(g) = NbW, dN = Wcosh(g)dg
¦© ¸ © ¸µ
The numerical calculations were performed by using
where: ;Ml K= are the matrix defined by standard library subroutines of Visual Fortran 77 for
n=0,1,2,3 Bessel functions, matrices and determinants.
ef ef
1.45 1.4395
1.445 1.4395
1.44 1.4395
1.435 1.4395
1.43 1.4395
1.425 1.4394
1.42 1.4394
1.415 1.4394
1.41 1.4394
1.405 1.4394
1.4 1.4394
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 15.562 15.5625 15.563 15.5635 15.564 15.5645 15.565 15.5655 15.566
V V
Figure 2. T he ef fect ive -i ndex va r iat ion versus Figure 3. A graphic slice of the effective-index variation
normalized frequency V. versus normalized frequency V.
U U
2.32 2.195
2.1945
2.3
2.194
2.28
2.1935
2.26 2.193
2.24 2.1925
2.192
2.22
2.1915
2.2
2.191
2.18 2.1905
2.19
2.16
V V
Figure 4. The core transversal phase parameter U Figure 5. A graphic slice of the core transversal phase
variation versus normalized frequency. parameter U variation versus normalized
frequency V.
U
2.2494
2.2492
2.249
2.2488
2.2486
2.2484
2.2482
2.248
2.2478
2.2476
2.2474
2.2472
1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.
D
Figure 6. The two normalized modal parameters U of the respective orthogonal polarizations, for V = 23, in terms of
the normalized distance D. The solid lines correspond to the polarization state-X and the dashed line to the
polarization state-Y.
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