Open AccessRigorous simulations of a helical core fiber by the use of transformation optics formalism
Author(s) -
Maciej Napiórkowski,
Wacław Urbańczyk
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.22.023108
Subject(s) - optics , birefringence , twist , physics , polarization (electrochemistry) , formalism (music) , transformation optics , optical fiber , metamaterial , geometry , mathematics , art , musical , chemistry , visual arts
We report for the first time on rigorous numerical simulations of a helical-core fiber by using a full vectorial method based on the transformation optics formalism. We modeled the dependence of circular birefringence of the fundamental mode on the helix pitch and analyzed the effect of a birefringence increase caused by the mode displacement induced by a core twist. Furthermore, we analyzed the complex field evolution versus the helix pitch in the first order modes, including polarization and intensity distribution. Finally, we show that the use of the rigorous vectorial method allows to better predict the confinement loss of the guided modes compared to approximate methods based on equivalent in-plane bending models.