DISCUSSION OF THE SOLID ANGLE APERTURE IN RECTANGULAR MULTIMODE STEP-INDEX WAVE-GUIDES

Authors
ISRAEL D BAETS R
Citation
D. Israel et R. Baets, DISCUSSION OF THE SOLID ANGLE APERTURE IN RECTANGULAR MULTIMODE STEP-INDEX WAVE-GUIDES, Optical engineering, 36(1), 1997, pp. 273-275
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optical engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
00913286
Volume
36
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
273 - 275
Database
ISI
SICI code
0091-3286(1997)36:1<273:DOTSAA>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The solid angle aperture of highly multimode rectangular step-index wa veguides is calculated with mode theory and geometrical optics. There is a difference between the results of the two different approaches, t he geometrical optics aperture is larger and includes the aperture obt ained from mode theory. A possible cause for this discrepancy is discu ssed. (C) 1997 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.