A single mode microstructured polymer optical fiber has been designed and analysed based on finite element method (FEM). The design parameters of proposed microstructured polymer optical fiber structure have been optimized to obtain single mode operation along with mode area of 895 μm². The differential loss between fundamental and higher order modes of structure have been obtained very large (~10³) with negligible loss of fundamental mode. The proposed structure is effectively single mode at 632.8 nm wavelength after the short distance 1.65 m with very low loss of guiding mode. The proposed structure is applicable for high power delivery devices.

Date Published: 5 September 2014
PDF: 6 pages
Proc. SPIE 9200, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications VIII, 92000H (5 September 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2061825

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9200:
Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications VIII
Shizhuo Yin; Ruyan Guo, Editor(s)