A graded indexed optical fiber has a parabolic refractive index profile (ฮฑ = 2). If the fiber has a numerical aperture = 0.22 the total number of guided modes at a wavelength of 1310 nm is given by :
33) A graded indexed optical fiber has a parabolic refractive index profile (ฮฑ = 2). If the fiber has a numerical aperture = 0.22 the total number of guided modes at a wavelength of 1310 nm is given by :
Solution
Normalized frequency, V = 2*pi*a/ฮป * NA [a = core radius = 25 micrometer]
= 26.38
and, number of guided modes,
M = V^2 / 4 = 171