CHARACTERIZATION OF OPTICAL FIBERS USING NEAR-FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY

被引:25
作者
BUTLER, DJ
NUGENT, KA
ROBERTS, A
机构
[1] School of Physics, University of Melbourne, Parkville
关键词
Characterization - Optical microscopy - Optical properties - Refractive index;
D O I
10.1063/1.356212
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
A method of determining the field distribution within an optical fiber of arbitrary refractive index profile using near-field scanning optical microscopy is described. The 3D intensity distribution emerging from the end of a cleaved fiber is measured by scanning a subwavelength aperture through the distribution, and the field within the fiber is inferred from this information. In the case of a single-mode step-index fiber, results are found to agree with a Gaussian modal distribution.
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页码:2753 / 2756
页数:4
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