Comparison Of Mode Field Diameter Definitions For Various Single-Mode Fiber Structures

J. C. Auge; L. B. Jeunhomme

doi:10.1117/12.949581

19 November 1985 Comparison Of Mode Field Diameter Definitions For Various Single-Mode Fiber Structures

J. C. Auge, L. B. Jeunhomme

Proceedings Volume 0559, Fiber Optics: Short-Haul and Long-Haul Measurements and Applications III; (1985) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949581
Event: 29th Annual Technical Symposium, 1985, San Diego, United States

Abstract

The four most popular definitions of mode field diameter in single mode fibers are compared : Near-Field (or Far-Field) Gaussian fit ; Transverse Offset ; Variable Aperture Far Field ; Far-Field R MS width. We then use the values calculated for step-index matched-cladding, step-index depressed-cladding, and triangular-core dispersion-shifted fibers, for predicting the splicing losses between fibers. A classification of these various definitions is presented with respect to the exact splice loss computed for various fiber parameter mismatch and alignment errors, at 1300 nm and 1550 nm.

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J. C. Auge and L. B. Jeunhomme "Comparison Of Mode Field Diameter Definitions For Various Single-Mode Fiber Structures", Proc. SPIE 0559, Fiber Optics: Short-Haul and Long-Haul Measurements and Applications III, (19 November 1985); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949581

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