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Lecture 5: Waveguiding in optical fibers
• Meridional / skew rays and their vectorial characteristics
• Concept of linearly polarized modes
• Cutoff condition / wavelength
• Selected key concepts on singlemode fibers
Advanced materials
• Field analysis of the weakly guiding fiber*
• Solving the wave equation*
• Eigenvalue equation for linearly polarized modes*
Reading: Senior 2.4.1, 2.4.3, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3
Keiser 2.3 – 2.8
Part of the lecture materials were adopted from powerpoint slides of Gerd Keiser’s book 2010,
Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Meridional and skew rays
• A meridional ray is one that has no φ component – it
passes through the z axis, and is thus in direct analogy
to a slab guide ray.
• Ray propagation in a fiber is complicated by the
possibility of a path component in the φ direction, from
which arises a skew ray.
• Such a ray exhibits a spiral-like path down the core,
never crossing the z axis.
3
Skew ray decomposition in the core of a step-index fiber
(n1k0)2 = βr
2 + βφ
2 + β2 = βt
2 + β2
4
Vectorial characteristics of modes in optical fibers
• TE (i.e. Ez = 0) and TM (Hz = 0) modes are also obtained within the
circular optical fiber. These modes correspond to meridional rays
(pass through the fiber axis).
• As the circular optical fiber is bounded in two dimensions in the
transverse plane,
=> two integers, l and m, are necessary in order to specify the modes
i.e. We refer to these modes as TElm and TMlm modes.
core
cladding
fiber axis core
cladding
xz
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• Hybrid modes are modes in which both Ez and Hz are nonzero.
These modes result from skew ray propagation (helical path without
passing through the fiber axis). The modes are denoted as HElm
and EHlm depending on whether the components of H or E make
the larger contribution to the transverse field.
core
cladding
• The full set of circular optical fiber modes therefore comprises:
TE, TM (meridional rays), HE and EH (skew rays) modes.
6
• The analysis may be simplified when considering telecommunications-
grade optical fibers. These fibers have the relative index difference
Δ << 1 (Δ = (ncore – nclad)/ncore typically less than 1 %).
=> the propagation is preferentially along the fiber axis (θ ≈ 90o).
i.e. the field is therefore predominantly transverse.
=> modes are approximated by two linearly polarized components.
Δ << 1
Two near linearly polarized modes
z
(both Ez and Hz are nearly zero)
Weak-guidance approximation
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• These linearly polarized (LP) modes, designated as LPlm, are
good approximations formed by exact modes TE, TM, HE and EH.
• The mode subscripts l and m describe the electric field intensity
profile. There are 2l field maxima around the the fiber core
circumference and m field maxima along the fiber core radial direction.
fundamental
mode (LP01)
core Electric field
intensity
LP11
LP21 LP02
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Intensity plots for the first six LP modes
LP01
LP11
LP21
LP02
LP31
LP12
9
Plot of the propagation constant b as a function of
V for various LP modes
V = (2πa/λ) (n1
2 – n2
2)1/2 = (u2 + w2)1/2
b
V
2.405
b = (β2 – k2
2)/(k1
2 – k2
2)
(see p.37)
V Number Definition
• An important parameter connected with the cutoff 
condition is the V number defined by
10
11
The total number of guided modes M for a step-index fiber is
approximately related to the V number (for V > 20) as follows,
M ≈ V2 / 2
e.g. A multimode step-index fiber with a core diameter of 80 μm and
a relative index difference of 1.5 % is operating at a wavelength of
0.85 μm. If the core refractive index is 1.48, estimate (a) the normalized
frequency for the fiber; (b) the number of guided modes.
(a) V = (2π/λ) a n1 (2Δ)1/2 = 75.8
(b) M ≈ V2 / 2 = 2873 (i.e. nearly 3000 guided modes!)
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• The cutoff wavelength for any mode is defined as the
maximum wavelength at which that mode propagates. It is the
value of λ that corresponds to Vc for the mode concerns. For
each LP mode, the two parameters are related
λc(lm) = (2πa/(Vc(lm)) (n1
2 – n2
2)1/2
The range of wavelengths over which mode lm will propagate
is thus 0 < λ < λc(lm).
• For a fiber to operate single mode, the operating wavelength
must be longer than the cutoff wavelength for the LP11 mode.
This is an important specification for a single-mode fiber, and
is usually given the designation λc. We find λc by setting Vc =
2.405. The range of wavelengths for singlemode operation is
λ > λc.
Cutoff wavelength
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For single-mode operation, only the fundamental LP01 mode exists.
The cutoff normalized frequency (Vc) for the next higher order (LP11)
mode in step-index fibers occurs at Vc = 2.405.
=> single-mode propagation of the LP01 mode in step-index fibers:
V < 2.405
Singlemode condition
e.g. Determine the cutoff wavelength for a step-index fiber to exhibit
single-mode operation when the core refractive index is 1.46 and the core radius is
4.5 μm, with the relative index difference of 0.25 %.
λc = (2πan1/2.405) (2Δ)1/2 = 1214 nm.
Hence, the fiber is single-mode for λ > 1214 nm.
Single‐Mode Fibers
Single‐mode fiber features:
• The dimension of the core diameter is a few 
wavelengths (usually 8–12) 
• The index difference between the core and 
the cladding is small (0.2 to 1.0 %)
• The core diameter is just below the cutoff of 
the first higher‐order mode: V < 2.405
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15
Gaussian approximation for the LP01 mode field
• The LP01 mode intensity varies with radius as J0
2(ur/a)
inside the core and as K0
2(wr/a) in the cladding. The
resultant intensity profile turns out to closely fits a
Gaussian function having a width w0, known as the
mode-field radius.
• This is defined as the radial distance from the core
center to the 1/e2 point of the Gaussian intensity profile.
• A similar Gaussian approximation can be applied to the
fundamental symmetric slab waveguide mode.
E(r) = E(0) exp (-r2 / w0
2)
I(r) = I(0) exp(-2r2/w0
2)=>
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Mode-field diameter (MFD) = 2w0 (rather than the core diameter)
characterizes the functional properties of single-mode fibers.
(w0 is also called the spot size.)
ncore
nclad
core dia.
“Corning SMF-28” single-mode
fiber has MFD:
9.2 μm at 1310 nm
10.4 μm at 1550 nm
core diameter: 8.2 μm
MFD
MFD > core diameter
Modal Field Patterns
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Electric field distributions of lower-order guided modes in a planar
dielectric slab waveguide (or cross-sectional view of an optical
fiber along its axis)
Evanescent tails extend into
the cladding
Zeroth
order mode
Second
order mode
First
order mode
Zeroth-order mode = Fundamental mode
A single-mode fiber carries only the fundamental mode
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Mode-field diameter vs. wavelength
11 μm
1550 nm
λc ~ 1270 nm
λ = 1550 nm
core
λ = 1320 nm
• Mode-field intensity distribution can be measured directly by
near-field imaging the fiber output.
Why characterize the MFD for single-mode fibers?
Mode Field Diameter
• The mode‐field diameter (MFD) can be determined from the 
mode‐field distribution of the fundamental fiber mode and 
is a function of the optical source wavelength
• The MFD is used to predict fiber splice loss, bending loss, 
cutoff wavelength, and waveguide dispersion
• To find MFD: (a) measure the far‐field intensity distribution 
E2(r) (b) calculate the MFD using the Petermann II equation
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20
Mismatches in mode-field diameter can increase fiber splice loss.
SMF1 SMF2
10μm
8μm
e.g. Splicing loss due to MFD mismatch between two different
SMF’s
splicing
~ dB loss per splice
(A related question: why do manufacturers standardize the
cladding diameter?)
21
Remarks on single-mode fibers:
• no cutoff for the fundamental mode
• there are in fact two modes with orthogonal polarization
E E
22
Fiber birefringence
• In ideal fibers with perfect rotational symmetry, the two
modes are degenerate with equal propagation constants
(βx = βy), and any polarization state injected into the fiber
will propagate unchanged.
• In actual fibers there are imperfections, such as
asymmetrical lateral stresses, noncircular cores, and
variations in refractive-index profiles. These
imperfections break the circular symmetry of the ideal
fiber and lift the degeneracy of the two modes.
• The modes propagate with different phase velocities,
and the difference between their effective refractive
indices is called the fiber birefringence,
B = |ny – nx|
23
Corning SMF-28 single-mode fiber glass geometry
1. cladding diameter: 125.0 ± 0.7 μm
2. core-cladding concentricity: < 0.5 μm
3. cladding non-circularity: < 1%
[1- (min cladding dia./max clad dia.)]
Real optical fiber geometry is by no means perfect.
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• State-of-polarization in a constant birefringent fiber over one
beat length. Input beam is linearly polarized between
the slow and fast axes.
slow
axis
fast
axis
Beat length
π/2
π
3π/2
2π
Lbeat = λ / B ~ 1 m
(B ~ 10-6)
*In optical pulses, the polarization state will also be different for
different spectral components of the pulse.
Graded‐Index Fiber Structure
• The core index decreases with increasing distance r from the 
center of the fiber but is generally constant in the cladding. 
• The most commonly used construction for the refractive‐index 
variation in the core is the power law relationship:
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The local numerical aperture is defined as
A typical value
of α is 2.0
Fiber Materials (1)
Since the fiber cladding must have a lower index than the core, 
examples of glass fiber compositions are
1. GeO2–SiO2 core; SiO2 cladding
2. P2O5–SiO2 core; SiO2 cladding
3. SiO2 core; B2O3–SiO2 cladding
4. GeO2–B2O3–SiO2 core; B2O3–SiO2 cladding
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Fiber Materials (2)
The growing demand for delivering high‐speed 
services directly to the workstation has led to high‐
bandwidth graded‐index polymer (plastic) optical 
fibers (POF) for use in a customer premises
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Photonic Crystal Fibers (PCF)
• The core regions of a PCF contain air holes, which run along 
the entire length of the fiber
• The PCF microstructure offers extra dimensions in controlling 
effects such as dispersion, nonlinearity, and birefringence
• The two basic PCF categories are index‐guiding fibers (left) 
and photonic bandgap fibers (right) 
28
29
Advanced materials
• Field analysis of the weakly guiding
fiber*
• Solving the wave equation*
• Eigenvalue equation for Linearly
Polarized modes*
30
Field analysis of the weakly guiding fiber
• Here we begin the LP mode analysis by assuming field
solutions that are linearly polarized in the fiber
transverse plane.
• These consist of an electric field that can be designated
as having x-polarization and a magnetic field that is
polarized along y –
the weak-guidance character of the fiber results in nearly
plane wave behavior for the fields, in which E and H are
orthogonal and exist primarily in the transverse plane
(with very small z components).
E = ax Ex(r, φ, z) = ax Ex0(r, φ) exp (iβz)
H = ay Hy(r, φ, z) = ay Hy0(r, φ) exp (iβz)
31
• Because rectangular components are assumed for the
fields, the wave equation
∇t
2E0 + (k2 – β2) E0 = 0
is fully separable into the x, y and z components
∇t
2Ex1 + (n1
2k0
2 – β2) Ex1 = 0 r ≤ a
∇t
2Ex2 + (n2
2k0
2 – β2) Ex2 = 0 r ≥ a
where (n1
2k0
2 – β2) = βt1
2 and (n2
2k0
2 – β2) = βt2
2
32
• Assuming transverse variation in both r and φ, we find for
the wave equation, in either region
∂2Ex/∂r2 + (1/r)∂Ex/∂r + (1/r2)∂2Ex/∂φ2 + βt
2Ex = 0
• We assume that the solution for Ex is a discrete series of
modes, each of which has separated dependences on r,
φ and z in product form:
Ex = Σ Ri(r)Φi(φ) exp(iβiz)
• Each term (mode) in the expansion must itself be a
solution of the wave equation. A single mode, Ex = RΦ
exp(iβz) can be substituted into the wave equation to
obtain
(r2/R) d2R/dr2 + (r/R) dR/dr + r2βt
2 = -(1/Φ) d2Φ/dφ2
i
33
• The left-hand side depends only on r, whereas the right-
hand side depends only on φ.
• Because r and φ vary independently, it follows that each
side of the equation must be equal to a constant.
• Defining this constant as l2, we can separate the
equation into two equations
d2Φ/dφ2 + l2Φ = 0
d2R/dr2 + (1/r) dR/dr + (βt
2 – l2/r2)R = 0
• We identify the term l/r as βφ for LP modes.
• The bracketed term therefore becomes βt
2 - l2/r2 = βr
2
34
Solving the Φ wave equation
• We can now readily obtain solutions to the Φ equation:
Φ(φ) = cos(lφ + α) or sin (lφ + α)
where α is a constant phase shift.
• l must be an integer because the field must be self-
consistent on each rotation of φ through 2π.
• The quantity l is known as the angular or azimuthal
mode number for LP modes.
35
• The R-equation is a form of Bessel’s equation. Its
solution is in terms of Bessel functions and assumes
the form
R(r) = A Jl(βtr) βt real
= C Kl(|βt|r) βt imaginary
where Jl are ordinary Bessel functions of the first kind of
order l, which apply to cases of real βt. If βt is imaginary,
then the solution consists of modified Bessel functions
Kl.
Solving the R wave equation
36
Bessel functions
Ordinary Bessel functions
of the first kind
Modified Bessel functions of
the second kind
• The ordinary Bessel function Jl is oscillatory, exhibiting no
singularities (appropriate for the field within the core).
• The modified Bessel function Kl resembles an exponential decay
(appropriate for the field in the cladding).
2.405
37
• Define normalized transverse phase / attenuation constants,
u = βt1a = a(n1
2k0
2 – β2)1/2
w = |βt2|a = a(β2 – n2
2k0
2)1/2
• Using the cos(lφ) dependence (with α = 0), we obtain the
complete solution for Ex:
Ex = A Jl(ur/a) cos (lφ) exp(iβz) r ≤ a
Ex = C Kl(wr/a) cos (lφ) exp(iβz) r ≥ a
• Similarly, we can solve the wave equation for Hy
Hy = B Jl(ur/a) cos (lφ) exp(iβz) r ≤ a
Hy = D Kl(wr/a) cos (lφ) exp(iβz) r ≥ a
where A ≈ Z B and C ≈ Z D in the quasi-plane-wave
approximation, and Z ≈ Z0/n1 ≈ Z0/n2
38
Electric field for LPlm modes
• Applying the field boundary conditions at the core-cladding
interface:
Eφ1|r=a = Eφ2|r=a n1
2Er1|r=a = n2
2Er2|r=a
Hφ1|r=a = Hφ2|r=a μ1Hr1|r=a = μ2Hr2|r=a
where μ1 = μ2 = μ0, Hr1|r=a = Hr2|r=a.
• In the weak-guidance approximation, n1 ≈ n2, so Er1|r=a ≈ Er2|r=a
⇒Ex1|r=a ≈ Ex2|r=a Hy1|r=a ≈ Hy2|r=a
• Suppose A = E0,
Ex = E0 Jl(ur/a) cos (lφ) exp (iβz) (r ≤ a)
Ex = E0 [Jl(u)/Kl(w)] Kl(wr/a) cos (lφ) exp (iβz) (r ≥ a)
39
Electric fields of the fundamental mode
• The fundamental mode LP01 has l = 0 (assumed x-
polarized)
Ex = E0 J0(ur/a) exp (iβz) (r ≤ a)
Ex = E0 [J0(u)/K0(w)] K0(wr/a) exp (iβz) (r ≥ a)
These fields are cylindrically symmetrical, i.e. there is no
variation of the field in the angular direction.
They approximate a Gaussian distribution. (see the J0(x)
distribution)
40
Intensity patterns
• The LP modes are observed as intensity patterns.
• Analytically we evaluate the time-average Poynting
vector
|<S>| = (1/2Z) |Ex|2
Defining the peak intensity I0 = (1/2Z) |E0|2, we find the
intensity functions in the core and cladding for any LP
mode
Ilm = I0 Jl
2(ur/a) cos2(lφ) r ≤ a
Ilm = I0 (Jl(u)/Kl(w))2 Kl
2(wr/a) cos2(lφ) r ≥ a
41
Eigenvalue equation for LP modes
• We use the requirement for continuity of the z components of
the fields at r = a
Hz = (i/ωμ) (∇ x E)z
⇒(∇ x E1)z|r=a = (∇ x E2)z|r=a
• Convert E into cylindrical components
E1 = E0 Jl(ur/a) cos(lφ) (arcos φ – aφsin φ) exp (iβz)
E2 = E0 [Jl(u)/Kl(w)] Kl(wr/a) cos(lφ) (arcos φ – aφsin φ) exp(iβz)
42
• Taking the curl of E1 and E2 in cylindrical coordinates:
(∇ x E1)z = (E0/r) {[lJl(ur/a) – (ur/a)Jl-1(ur/a)] cos (lφ) sin φ
+ lJl(ur/a) sin (lφ) cos φ}
(∇ x E2)z = (E0/r)(Jl(u)/Kl(u)){[lKl(wr/a)–(wr/a)Kl-1(wr/a)] cos lφ sin φ
+ lKl(wr/a) sin (lφ) cos φ}
where we have used the derivative forms of Bessel functions.
• Using (∇ x E1)z|r=a = (∇ x E2)z|r=a
Jl-1(u)/Jl(u) = -(w/u) Kl-1(w)/Kl(w)
This is the eigenvalue equation for LP modes in the step-index
fiber.
43
• Cutoff for a given mode can be determined directly from the
eigenvalue equation by setting w = 0,
u = V = Vc
where Vc is the cutoff (or minimum) value of V for the mode
of interest.
• The cutoff condition according to the eigenvalue equation is
VcJl-1(Vc)/Jl(Vc) = 0
When Vc ≠ 0, Jl-1(Vc) = 0
e.g. Vc = 2.405 as the cutoff value of V for the LP11 mode.
Cutoff condition

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waveguiding in optical fibers

  • 1. 1 Lecture 5: Waveguiding in optical fibers • Meridional / skew rays and their vectorial characteristics • Concept of linearly polarized modes • Cutoff condition / wavelength • Selected key concepts on singlemode fibers Advanced materials • Field analysis of the weakly guiding fiber* • Solving the wave equation* • Eigenvalue equation for linearly polarized modes* Reading: Senior 2.4.1, 2.4.3, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3 Keiser 2.3 – 2.8 Part of the lecture materials were adopted from powerpoint slides of Gerd Keiser’s book 2010, Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
  • 2. 2 Meridional and skew rays • A meridional ray is one that has no φ component – it passes through the z axis, and is thus in direct analogy to a slab guide ray. • Ray propagation in a fiber is complicated by the possibility of a path component in the φ direction, from which arises a skew ray. • Such a ray exhibits a spiral-like path down the core, never crossing the z axis.
  • 3. 3 Skew ray decomposition in the core of a step-index fiber (n1k0)2 = βr 2 + βφ 2 + β2 = βt 2 + β2
  • 4. 4 Vectorial characteristics of modes in optical fibers • TE (i.e. Ez = 0) and TM (Hz = 0) modes are also obtained within the circular optical fiber. These modes correspond to meridional rays (pass through the fiber axis). • As the circular optical fiber is bounded in two dimensions in the transverse plane, => two integers, l and m, are necessary in order to specify the modes i.e. We refer to these modes as TElm and TMlm modes. core cladding fiber axis core cladding xz
  • 5. 5 • Hybrid modes are modes in which both Ez and Hz are nonzero. These modes result from skew ray propagation (helical path without passing through the fiber axis). The modes are denoted as HElm and EHlm depending on whether the components of H or E make the larger contribution to the transverse field. core cladding • The full set of circular optical fiber modes therefore comprises: TE, TM (meridional rays), HE and EH (skew rays) modes.
  • 6. 6 • The analysis may be simplified when considering telecommunications- grade optical fibers. These fibers have the relative index difference Δ << 1 (Δ = (ncore – nclad)/ncore typically less than 1 %). => the propagation is preferentially along the fiber axis (θ ≈ 90o). i.e. the field is therefore predominantly transverse. => modes are approximated by two linearly polarized components. Δ << 1 Two near linearly polarized modes z (both Ez and Hz are nearly zero) Weak-guidance approximation
  • 7. 7 • These linearly polarized (LP) modes, designated as LPlm, are good approximations formed by exact modes TE, TM, HE and EH. • The mode subscripts l and m describe the electric field intensity profile. There are 2l field maxima around the the fiber core circumference and m field maxima along the fiber core radial direction. fundamental mode (LP01) core Electric field intensity LP11 LP21 LP02
  • 8. 8 Intensity plots for the first six LP modes LP01 LP11 LP21 LP02 LP31 LP12
  • 9. 9 Plot of the propagation constant b as a function of V for various LP modes V = (2πa/λ) (n1 2 – n2 2)1/2 = (u2 + w2)1/2 b V 2.405 b = (β2 – k2 2)/(k1 2 – k2 2) (see p.37)
  • 11. 11 The total number of guided modes M for a step-index fiber is approximately related to the V number (for V > 20) as follows, M ≈ V2 / 2 e.g. A multimode step-index fiber with a core diameter of 80 μm and a relative index difference of 1.5 % is operating at a wavelength of 0.85 μm. If the core refractive index is 1.48, estimate (a) the normalized frequency for the fiber; (b) the number of guided modes. (a) V = (2π/λ) a n1 (2Δ)1/2 = 75.8 (b) M ≈ V2 / 2 = 2873 (i.e. nearly 3000 guided modes!)
  • 12. 12 • The cutoff wavelength for any mode is defined as the maximum wavelength at which that mode propagates. It is the value of λ that corresponds to Vc for the mode concerns. For each LP mode, the two parameters are related λc(lm) = (2πa/(Vc(lm)) (n1 2 – n2 2)1/2 The range of wavelengths over which mode lm will propagate is thus 0 < λ < λc(lm). • For a fiber to operate single mode, the operating wavelength must be longer than the cutoff wavelength for the LP11 mode. This is an important specification for a single-mode fiber, and is usually given the designation λc. We find λc by setting Vc = 2.405. The range of wavelengths for singlemode operation is λ > λc. Cutoff wavelength
  • 13. 13 For single-mode operation, only the fundamental LP01 mode exists. The cutoff normalized frequency (Vc) for the next higher order (LP11) mode in step-index fibers occurs at Vc = 2.405. => single-mode propagation of the LP01 mode in step-index fibers: V < 2.405 Singlemode condition e.g. Determine the cutoff wavelength for a step-index fiber to exhibit single-mode operation when the core refractive index is 1.46 and the core radius is 4.5 μm, with the relative index difference of 0.25 %. λc = (2πan1/2.405) (2Δ)1/2 = 1214 nm. Hence, the fiber is single-mode for λ > 1214 nm.
  • 15. 15 Gaussian approximation for the LP01 mode field • The LP01 mode intensity varies with radius as J0 2(ur/a) inside the core and as K0 2(wr/a) in the cladding. The resultant intensity profile turns out to closely fits a Gaussian function having a width w0, known as the mode-field radius. • This is defined as the radial distance from the core center to the 1/e2 point of the Gaussian intensity profile. • A similar Gaussian approximation can be applied to the fundamental symmetric slab waveguide mode. E(r) = E(0) exp (-r2 / w0 2) I(r) = I(0) exp(-2r2/w0 2)=>
  • 16. 16 Mode-field diameter (MFD) = 2w0 (rather than the core diameter) characterizes the functional properties of single-mode fibers. (w0 is also called the spot size.) ncore nclad core dia. “Corning SMF-28” single-mode fiber has MFD: 9.2 μm at 1310 nm 10.4 μm at 1550 nm core diameter: 8.2 μm MFD MFD > core diameter
  • 17. Modal Field Patterns 17 Electric field distributions of lower-order guided modes in a planar dielectric slab waveguide (or cross-sectional view of an optical fiber along its axis) Evanescent tails extend into the cladding Zeroth order mode Second order mode First order mode Zeroth-order mode = Fundamental mode A single-mode fiber carries only the fundamental mode
  • 18. 18 Mode-field diameter vs. wavelength 11 μm 1550 nm λc ~ 1270 nm λ = 1550 nm core λ = 1320 nm • Mode-field intensity distribution can be measured directly by near-field imaging the fiber output. Why characterize the MFD for single-mode fibers?
  • 19. Mode Field Diameter • The mode‐field diameter (MFD) can be determined from the  mode‐field distribution of the fundamental fiber mode and  is a function of the optical source wavelength • The MFD is used to predict fiber splice loss, bending loss,  cutoff wavelength, and waveguide dispersion • To find MFD: (a) measure the far‐field intensity distribution  E2(r) (b) calculate the MFD using the Petermann II equation 19
  • 20. 20 Mismatches in mode-field diameter can increase fiber splice loss. SMF1 SMF2 10μm 8μm e.g. Splicing loss due to MFD mismatch between two different SMF’s splicing ~ dB loss per splice (A related question: why do manufacturers standardize the cladding diameter?)
  • 21. 21 Remarks on single-mode fibers: • no cutoff for the fundamental mode • there are in fact two modes with orthogonal polarization E E
  • 22. 22 Fiber birefringence • In ideal fibers with perfect rotational symmetry, the two modes are degenerate with equal propagation constants (βx = βy), and any polarization state injected into the fiber will propagate unchanged. • In actual fibers there are imperfections, such as asymmetrical lateral stresses, noncircular cores, and variations in refractive-index profiles. These imperfections break the circular symmetry of the ideal fiber and lift the degeneracy of the two modes. • The modes propagate with different phase velocities, and the difference between their effective refractive indices is called the fiber birefringence, B = |ny – nx|
  • 23. 23 Corning SMF-28 single-mode fiber glass geometry 1. cladding diameter: 125.0 ± 0.7 μm 2. core-cladding concentricity: < 0.5 μm 3. cladding non-circularity: < 1% [1- (min cladding dia./max clad dia.)] Real optical fiber geometry is by no means perfect.
  • 24. 24 • State-of-polarization in a constant birefringent fiber over one beat length. Input beam is linearly polarized between the slow and fast axes. slow axis fast axis Beat length π/2 π 3π/2 2π Lbeat = λ / B ~ 1 m (B ~ 10-6) *In optical pulses, the polarization state will also be different for different spectral components of the pulse.
  • 25. Graded‐Index Fiber Structure • The core index decreases with increasing distance r from the  center of the fiber but is generally constant in the cladding.  • The most commonly used construction for the refractive‐index  variation in the core is the power law relationship: 25 The local numerical aperture is defined as A typical value of α is 2.0
  • 29. 29 Advanced materials • Field analysis of the weakly guiding fiber* • Solving the wave equation* • Eigenvalue equation for Linearly Polarized modes*
  • 30. 30 Field analysis of the weakly guiding fiber • Here we begin the LP mode analysis by assuming field solutions that are linearly polarized in the fiber transverse plane. • These consist of an electric field that can be designated as having x-polarization and a magnetic field that is polarized along y – the weak-guidance character of the fiber results in nearly plane wave behavior for the fields, in which E and H are orthogonal and exist primarily in the transverse plane (with very small z components). E = ax Ex(r, φ, z) = ax Ex0(r, φ) exp (iβz) H = ay Hy(r, φ, z) = ay Hy0(r, φ) exp (iβz)
  • 31. 31 • Because rectangular components are assumed for the fields, the wave equation ∇t 2E0 + (k2 – β2) E0 = 0 is fully separable into the x, y and z components ∇t 2Ex1 + (n1 2k0 2 – β2) Ex1 = 0 r ≤ a ∇t 2Ex2 + (n2 2k0 2 – β2) Ex2 = 0 r ≥ a where (n1 2k0 2 – β2) = βt1 2 and (n2 2k0 2 – β2) = βt2 2
  • 32. 32 • Assuming transverse variation in both r and φ, we find for the wave equation, in either region ∂2Ex/∂r2 + (1/r)∂Ex/∂r + (1/r2)∂2Ex/∂φ2 + βt 2Ex = 0 • We assume that the solution for Ex is a discrete series of modes, each of which has separated dependences on r, φ and z in product form: Ex = Σ Ri(r)Φi(φ) exp(iβiz) • Each term (mode) in the expansion must itself be a solution of the wave equation. A single mode, Ex = RΦ exp(iβz) can be substituted into the wave equation to obtain (r2/R) d2R/dr2 + (r/R) dR/dr + r2βt 2 = -(1/Φ) d2Φ/dφ2 i
  • 33. 33 • The left-hand side depends only on r, whereas the right- hand side depends only on φ. • Because r and φ vary independently, it follows that each side of the equation must be equal to a constant. • Defining this constant as l2, we can separate the equation into two equations d2Φ/dφ2 + l2Φ = 0 d2R/dr2 + (1/r) dR/dr + (βt 2 – l2/r2)R = 0 • We identify the term l/r as βφ for LP modes. • The bracketed term therefore becomes βt 2 - l2/r2 = βr 2
  • 34. 34 Solving the Φ wave equation • We can now readily obtain solutions to the Φ equation: Φ(φ) = cos(lφ + α) or sin (lφ + α) where α is a constant phase shift. • l must be an integer because the field must be self- consistent on each rotation of φ through 2π. • The quantity l is known as the angular or azimuthal mode number for LP modes.
  • 35. 35 • The R-equation is a form of Bessel’s equation. Its solution is in terms of Bessel functions and assumes the form R(r) = A Jl(βtr) βt real = C Kl(|βt|r) βt imaginary where Jl are ordinary Bessel functions of the first kind of order l, which apply to cases of real βt. If βt is imaginary, then the solution consists of modified Bessel functions Kl. Solving the R wave equation
  • 36. 36 Bessel functions Ordinary Bessel functions of the first kind Modified Bessel functions of the second kind • The ordinary Bessel function Jl is oscillatory, exhibiting no singularities (appropriate for the field within the core). • The modified Bessel function Kl resembles an exponential decay (appropriate for the field in the cladding). 2.405
  • 37. 37 • Define normalized transverse phase / attenuation constants, u = βt1a = a(n1 2k0 2 – β2)1/2 w = |βt2|a = a(β2 – n2 2k0 2)1/2 • Using the cos(lφ) dependence (with α = 0), we obtain the complete solution for Ex: Ex = A Jl(ur/a) cos (lφ) exp(iβz) r ≤ a Ex = C Kl(wr/a) cos (lφ) exp(iβz) r ≥ a • Similarly, we can solve the wave equation for Hy Hy = B Jl(ur/a) cos (lφ) exp(iβz) r ≤ a Hy = D Kl(wr/a) cos (lφ) exp(iβz) r ≥ a where A ≈ Z B and C ≈ Z D in the quasi-plane-wave approximation, and Z ≈ Z0/n1 ≈ Z0/n2
  • 38. 38 Electric field for LPlm modes • Applying the field boundary conditions at the core-cladding interface: Eφ1|r=a = Eφ2|r=a n1 2Er1|r=a = n2 2Er2|r=a Hφ1|r=a = Hφ2|r=a μ1Hr1|r=a = μ2Hr2|r=a where μ1 = μ2 = μ0, Hr1|r=a = Hr2|r=a. • In the weak-guidance approximation, n1 ≈ n2, so Er1|r=a ≈ Er2|r=a ⇒Ex1|r=a ≈ Ex2|r=a Hy1|r=a ≈ Hy2|r=a • Suppose A = E0, Ex = E0 Jl(ur/a) cos (lφ) exp (iβz) (r ≤ a) Ex = E0 [Jl(u)/Kl(w)] Kl(wr/a) cos (lφ) exp (iβz) (r ≥ a)
  • 39. 39 Electric fields of the fundamental mode • The fundamental mode LP01 has l = 0 (assumed x- polarized) Ex = E0 J0(ur/a) exp (iβz) (r ≤ a) Ex = E0 [J0(u)/K0(w)] K0(wr/a) exp (iβz) (r ≥ a) These fields are cylindrically symmetrical, i.e. there is no variation of the field in the angular direction. They approximate a Gaussian distribution. (see the J0(x) distribution)
  • 40. 40 Intensity patterns • The LP modes are observed as intensity patterns. • Analytically we evaluate the time-average Poynting vector |<S>| = (1/2Z) |Ex|2 Defining the peak intensity I0 = (1/2Z) |E0|2, we find the intensity functions in the core and cladding for any LP mode Ilm = I0 Jl 2(ur/a) cos2(lφ) r ≤ a Ilm = I0 (Jl(u)/Kl(w))2 Kl 2(wr/a) cos2(lφ) r ≥ a
  • 41. 41 Eigenvalue equation for LP modes • We use the requirement for continuity of the z components of the fields at r = a Hz = (i/ωμ) (∇ x E)z ⇒(∇ x E1)z|r=a = (∇ x E2)z|r=a • Convert E into cylindrical components E1 = E0 Jl(ur/a) cos(lφ) (arcos φ – aφsin φ) exp (iβz) E2 = E0 [Jl(u)/Kl(w)] Kl(wr/a) cos(lφ) (arcos φ – aφsin φ) exp(iβz)
  • 42. 42 • Taking the curl of E1 and E2 in cylindrical coordinates: (∇ x E1)z = (E0/r) {[lJl(ur/a) – (ur/a)Jl-1(ur/a)] cos (lφ) sin φ + lJl(ur/a) sin (lφ) cos φ} (∇ x E2)z = (E0/r)(Jl(u)/Kl(u)){[lKl(wr/a)–(wr/a)Kl-1(wr/a)] cos lφ sin φ + lKl(wr/a) sin (lφ) cos φ} where we have used the derivative forms of Bessel functions. • Using (∇ x E1)z|r=a = (∇ x E2)z|r=a Jl-1(u)/Jl(u) = -(w/u) Kl-1(w)/Kl(w) This is the eigenvalue equation for LP modes in the step-index fiber.
  • 43. 43 • Cutoff for a given mode can be determined directly from the eigenvalue equation by setting w = 0, u = V = Vc where Vc is the cutoff (or minimum) value of V for the mode of interest. • The cutoff condition according to the eigenvalue equation is VcJl-1(Vc)/Jl(Vc) = 0 When Vc ≠ 0, Jl-1(Vc) = 0 e.g. Vc = 2.405 as the cutoff value of V for the LP11 mode. Cutoff condition