The effect of misalignment on the coupling optics involving laser diode and single-mode triangular index fiber with an upside down tapered hyperbolic microlens on its tip
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Mithun Maity
Abstract
This article contains theoretical investigation of the performance of the coupler comprising laser diode and mono-mode circular core triangular index fiber (TIF), which contains on its tip an upside down tapered hyperbolic microlens (UDTHM). Here, we take care of probable angular and transverse mismatches. In our derivation, we use the refractive index distribution in the tapering area, the ray equation, and the relation involving refraction by hyperbolic microlens. We report analytical formulation of coupling efficiencies in the presence of specified types of misalignments using a relevant ABCD refraction matrix for a UDTHM in the vertical plane. In the fields of lasers and fibers, we use Gaussian field distribution in our analysis. Our research is based on two widely employed wavelengths, 1.3 µm and 1.5 µm. In this study, we used three TIF with V numbers of 4.380, 3.511, and 1.924, respectively. Little computation is required to execute the prescribed formulations. This study surfaces the sensitivity of the coupler in presence of the aforementioned types of offsets. The found results will prove valuable to manufacturers working in the domain of UDTHM.
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Research ethics: Research ethics are followed throughout the manuscript.
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Author contributions: The authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
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Competing interests: The authors state no competing interests.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Data availability: The data have been generated by MATLAB and can be obtained on request from the corresponding author.
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- Amplifiers
- Comparative study of single pump all optical fiber amplifiers (POAs) with ultra wide band and high gain fiber optic parametric amplifiers in highly nonlinear fibers
- Dense wavelength division multiplexing scheme based on effective distributed inline light fiber Raman amplifier configuration
- Four wave mixing, average amplified spontaneous emission, and channel spacing effects on the optical transceiver systems based on multi pumped Raman amplifiers
- High efficient net gain and low noise figure based vertical cavity semiconductor optical amplifiers for wavelength division multiplexing applications
- Hybrid pumped laser sources based hybrid traveling wave SOA and optical EDFA amplifies for signal quality improvement
- Devices
- The effect of misalignment on the coupling optics involving laser diode and single-mode triangular index fiber with an upside down tapered hyperbolic microlens on its tip
- Fibers
- Investigation of hybrid chalcogenide photonic crystal fiber for MIR supercontinuum generation and optical communication
- Verified of leakage loss, birefringence, nonlinear parameters and total number of modes in silica/silica doped and plastic fibers for fiber system efficiency improvement
- Total losses and dispersion effects management and upgrading fiber reach in ultra-high optical transmission system based on hybrid amplification system
- Various graded index plastic optical fiber performance signature capability with the optimum dispersion control for indoor coverage applications
- Lasers
- Optically injected quantum dot lasers and its complex dynamics
- Light emitting diode and laser diode system behaviour description and their performance signature measurements
- Networks
- Spectrum fragmentation-aware dynamic network slicing deployment in computing power networks based on elastic optical networks
- Investigation of 16 × 10 Gbps mode division multiplexed enabled integrated NGPON–FSO architecture under wired-wireless link losses
- Systems
- Free space optical communication system: a review of practical constraints, applications, and challenges
- High modulation effects on hybrid optical fiber links and OWC Channel based on optical DP-QSK transceiver systems
- Optical communication enhanced IDMBOC for maximizing backhaul-effect & maintaining optimum cell sizes
- Mitigating attenuation effects in free-space optics using WDM under variable atmospheric conditions
- Performance analysis of variable-gain amplify and forward relayed hybrid FSO/VLC communication system
- Wavelength division multiplexing of free space optical system under the effect of oil fire smoke
- A hybrid approach combining OFC and FSO for multichannel connectivity
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- Exploring FSO link performance in varied atmospheric conditions to optimize 5G communication with a polarized quasi-diffuse transmitter
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