Mode coupling between two connected multimode parabolic-index optical waveguides

Both a displacement of axis and a change in the refractive index distribution function cause mode coupling to occur between two multimode parabolic-index optical waveguides. This coupling is investigated by the coherent states method and the method of the dynamical symmetry group. Expressions for th...

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Published in:Optical and quantum electronics 1979-09, Vol.11 (5), p.393-405
Main Authors: Krivoshlykov, S. G., Sissakian, I. N.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Both a displacement of axis and a change in the refractive index distribution function cause mode coupling to occur between two multimode parabolic-index optical waveguides. This coupling is investigated by the coherent states method and the method of the dynamical symmetry group. Expressions for the mode coupling coefficients are obtained and their relationship to the Franck-Condon factors is emphasized. Recurrence relations for the mode overlap integrals and sum rules for the mode coupling coefficients are presented. An analogue of the Franck-Condon principle for the mode coupling coefficients is formulated. A simple geometric method for finding the most intensively coupled modes is also proposed.
ISSN:0306-8919
1572-817X
DOI:10.1007/BF00619821