Mode resolved bend loss in few-mode optical fibers

Opt Express. 2013 Feb 11;21(3):3170-81. doi: 10.1364/OE.21.003170.

Abstract

We present a novel approach to directly measure the bend loss of individual modes in few-mode fibers based on the correlation filter technique. This technique benefits from a computer-generated hologram performing a modal decomposition, yielding the optical power of all propagating modes in the bent fiber. Results are compared with rigorous loss simulations and with common loss formulas for step-index fibers revealing high measurement fidelity. To the best of our knowledge, we demonstrate for the first time an experimental loss discrimination between index-degenerated modes.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Simulation
  • Elastic Modulus
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Optical Fibers*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Refractometry / methods*