Influence of the Width of Launch Beam Distribution on the Transmission Performance of Seven-Core Polymer-Clad Silica Fibers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Time-Independent Power Flow Equation
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Optical Fiber Type | FWHM (°) | Lc (m) | zs (m) |
---|---|---|---|
MC PCSF (this work) | 2 | 1250 | 3250 |
SC PCSF (Ref. [19]) | 6 | 1200 | 3100 |
MC PCSF (this work) | 10 | 1140 | 2940 |
MC PCSF (this work) | 20 | 1020 | 2650 |
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Savović, S.; Djordjevich, A.; Aidinis, K.; Min, R. Influence of the Width of Launch Beam Distribution on the Transmission Performance of Seven-Core Polymer-Clad Silica Fibers. Photonics 2022, 9, 645. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics9090645
Savović S, Djordjevich A, Aidinis K, Min R. Influence of the Width of Launch Beam Distribution on the Transmission Performance of Seven-Core Polymer-Clad Silica Fibers. Photonics. 2022; 9(9):645. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics9090645
Chicago/Turabian StyleSavović, Svetislav, Alexandar Djordjevich, Konstantinos Aidinis, and Rui Min. 2022. "Influence of the Width of Launch Beam Distribution on the Transmission Performance of Seven-Core Polymer-Clad Silica Fibers" Photonics 9, no. 9: 645. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics9090645