Laser diode to circular core graded index single mode fiber excitation via quadric interface microlens on the fiber tip and identification of the suitable refractive index profile for maximum coupling efficiency with optimization of structure parameter

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作者：

Mukhopadhyay S. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Physics, St. Paul’s Cathedral Mission College, 33/1 Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani, Kolkata, 700009, West Bengal

来源：

Journal of Optics | 2017年 / 46卷 / 4期

关键词：

ABCD matrix; Circular core graded index fiber; Coupling efficiency; Quadric interface-lensed fiber; Structure parameter;

D O I：

10.1007/s12596-016-0358-x

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摘要：

We report what to our knowledge is the first theoretical prediction of the optimum coupling efficiency of a laser diode emitting two wavelengths either 1.3 or 1.5 µm to a series of circular core graded index single mode fibers with different profile exponents via quadric interface microlens of four different focal lengths on the fiber tip to predict the nature of suitable refractive index profile. Instead of considering special ABCD matrix for individual microlens like hyperbolic, parabolic and elliptical (hemispherical included) one, a simple, accurate, and popular unified transfer ABCD matrix for refraction of quadric microlens under paraxial approximation is utilized to analyze the theoretical coupling efficiency, based on Gaussian beam approximation. Further, it is observed that out of the studied refractive index profiles, the step index profile comes out to be the most suitable profile to couple laser diode to circular core graded index single mode fiber for both wavelengths of practical interest. Moreover, the coupling efficiency can reach nearly 100 % with optimizing structure parameters of specific lensed fiber in both cases. The analysis should find use in ongoing investigations for optimum launch optics for the design of quadric interface microlens either directly on the circular core graded index single mode fiber tip or such fiber attached to single mode fiber. © 2016, The Optical Society of India.

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