Simulation tools for calculating loss in microstructured optical fibers

Michael J. Steel; Hongling Rao; D. Herrmann; F. Pizzuto; R. Scarmozzino

doi:10.1117/12.480139

Simulation tools for calculating loss in microstructured optical fibers

Michael J. Steel^*, Hongling Rao, D. Herrmann, F. Pizzuto, R. Scarmozzino

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Abstract

We apply the Finite-Difference Time-Domain algorithm to the problem of calculating modal loss in microstructured optical fibers. We use periodic boundary conditions in the longitudinal direction to isolate a mode that decays through transverse perfectly-matched layer boundaries. The loss coefficient is extracted by a direct monitoring of the energy enclosed in the simulation domain. Predictions of the method are compared to results from beam propagation and multipole approaches, and finally the tool is applied to fibers containing elliptical air holes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	97-104
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	4998
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480139
Publication status	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

FDTD
Finite-difference time-domain
Loss
Photonic crystal
Photonic crystal fiber

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