Differential multipole method for microstructured optical fibers
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- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics, 2004, 21 (11), pp. 1919 - 1928
- Issue Date:
- 2004-01-01
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We describe the differential multipole method, an extended multipole method used to calculate the modes of microstructured optical fibers with noncircular inclusions. We use a multipole expansion centered on each inclusion and a differential method to calculate the scattering properties of the individual inclusions. Representative results for a fiber with one ring of elliptical inclusions are presented, and a direct comparison is made with an existing method. The new method is also applied to a microstructured optical fiber with seven rings of elliptical inclusions, which is found, in effect, to support a single polarization of the fundamental mode. © 2004 Optical Society of America.
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