Theoretical analysis of light transmission in a perfectly circular double clad fiber using coupled mode method

Abstract

Light propagation in a perfect circular double clad fiber (DCF) is numerically investigated by using the coupled mode method with translating the DCF into a single mode fiber (SMF) and an annular core fiber (ACF). The results show that for the coupling coefficients between the LP 01 mode of the SMF and the guided modes (LP 0n modes) of the ACF, the high-order mode has a larger coupling coefficient than the low-order mode for the ACF. By using the coupled mode equations the field distribution in the DCF core is calculated, the results show that the power shows a quasi-periodic distribution along the DCF core and its average period increases with increasing wavelength for different DCF parameters. The simulation results agree with the light ray propagation in the DCF.