Vortex Polymer Optical Fiber with 64 Stable OAM States
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theory
2.1. OAM Modes in Optical Fibers
2.2. Modal Coupling in Multimode Optical Fibers
2.2.1. Effective Index Separation
2.2.2. OAM Charge Weight
2.3. Fibers for OAM Propagation
3. Vortex-POF
4. Results
4.1. OAM Modes in the Vortex-POF
4.2. Dependence of the Effective Index Difference with the Wavelength of Light
4.3. Propagation Loss
4.4. Dependence of the Effective Index Difference with the Ellipticity
4.5. OAM Spectra
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Borda-Hernández, J.A.; Serpa-Imbett, C.M.; Figueroa, H.E.H. Vortex Polymer Optical Fiber with 64 Stable OAM States. Polymers 2020, 12, 2776. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122776
Borda-Hernández JA, Serpa-Imbett CM, Figueroa HEH. Vortex Polymer Optical Fiber with 64 Stable OAM States. Polymers. 2020; 12(12):2776. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122776
Chicago/Turabian StyleBorda-Hernández, José A., Claudia M. Serpa-Imbett, and Hugo E. Hernandez Figueroa. 2020. "Vortex Polymer Optical Fiber with 64 Stable OAM States" Polymers 12, no. 12: 2776. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122776