A comparative study of numerical methods for the calculation of the birefringence of UV-illuminated fibers

Nezih Belhadj,Kokou B. Dossou,Xavier Daxhelet,Sophie LaRochelle,Suzane Lacroix,Marie Fontaine

A comparative study of numerical methods for the calculation of the birefringence of UV-illuminated fibers

2003

Nezih Belhadj
Kokou B. Dossou
Xavier Daxhelet
Sophie LaRochelle
Suzane Lacroix
Marie Fontaine

We compare the effective indices and the birefringence of a fiber with an asymmetric transverse profile, calculated by three numerical methods, one vectorial and two scalar formulations with polarization corrections.

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Graded-index fiber
Birefringence
Single-mode optical fiber
Mode volume
Fiber
Polarization-maintaining optical fiber
Polarization (waves)
Double-clad fiber
Optics
Materials science
Refractive index

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