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Numerical Solution Of Strongly Guided Modes Propagating In Sapphire Crystal Fibers (α-Al2O3) For UV, VIS/IR Wave-guiding
Results in Physics
  • Farhan Mumtaz, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Muhammad Aqueel Ashraf
  • Yutang Dai
  • Wenbin Hu
Abstract

A numerical solution, using the general formulation of the transcendental equation and eigenmode values, is proposed to demonstrate number of strongly guided modes propagating in sapphire crystal fibers (SCF). The SCF is considered to have hexagonal geometry of a single crystal and multimode step-index profile. Several distinguished characteristics are naturally embedded in SCF compared to other ordinary optical fibers. The eigenmodes of the SCF are numerically determined and are a combination of transverse electric, transverse magnetic, and hybrid modes. The numerical solution for wave-guiding in ultra-violet (UV), visible infrared (VIS/IR) spectrum, is investigated by the number of modal propagations under strongly guided approximation. The cross-sectional energy distribution of fundamental mode (FM) and higher order modes (HoM) describe the variation of the effective mode index with respect to the change in the core radius. The proposed waveguide is of ~35micron radius, exhibit −0.077 dB/m confinement loss at 200 nm. The simulations in this study are performed by the COMSOL multi-physics® software.

Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Comments

National Natural Science Foundation of China, Grant 51975442

Keywords and Phrases
  • Modes propagation,
  • Sapphire crystal fiber,
  • Strongly guided approximation,
  • UV,
  • VIS/IR wave-guiding
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
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© 2023 Elsevier, All rights reserved.
Creative Commons Licensing
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Publication Date
9-1-2020
Publication Date
01 Sep 2020
Citation Information
Farhan Mumtaz, Muhammad Aqueel Ashraf, Yutang Dai and Wenbin Hu. "Numerical Solution Of Strongly Guided Modes Propagating In Sapphire Crystal Fibers (α-Al2O3) For UV, VIS/IR Wave-guiding" Results in Physics Vol. 18 (2020) ISSN: 2211-3797
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/farhan-mumtac/20/