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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

This document contains a problem set for an optical signals, devices and systems course. It includes 4 problems related to step-index dielectric slab waveguides, optical fibers, and their modes of propagation. Problem 1 involves calculating properties of a dielectric slab waveguide operating at 0.89μm. Problem 2 involves sketching mode distributions in rectangular and circular waveguides. Problem 3 involves deriving the electric and magnetic field components for even and odd TM modes in a dielectric slab waveguide.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

This document contains a problem set for an optical signals, devices and systems course. It includes 4 problems related to step-index dielectric slab waveguides, optical fibers, and their modes of propagation. Problem 1 involves calculating properties of a dielectric slab waveguide operating at 0.89μm. Problem 2 involves sketching mode distributions in rectangular and circular waveguides. Problem 3 involves deriving the electric and magnetic field components for even and odd TM modes in a dielectric slab waveguide.

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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE of TECHNOLOGY Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Problem Set No. 8 Spring Term, 2003 6.637 Optical Signals, Devices and Systems Issued Thurs. 4/10/2003 Due Thurs. 4/17/2003

Reading recommendation: 6.637 Class Notes

Problem 8.1 A step-index dielectric slab waveguide has a core with a refractive index of 1.52 and a thickness of 100m. The refractive index of the cladding is 1.50, and is operated in air. The waveguide is excited with light of = 0.89m. (a) Calculate the maximum cone angle, 2 , of rays of wavelength = 0.89m that can be coupled into the waveguide, and give the numerical aperture of the waveguide. (b) Estimate the maximum number of modes for light of wavelength 0.89m that can be excited in the waveguide. (c) Estimate the pulse spreading in ns/km that occurs due to modal dispersion in the waveguide. (d) If single mode TE operation is desired, what is the maximum allowed thickness of the core.

Problem 8.2 Below are diagrams of the cross sections of two optical bers. Each ber has a core of index n1 and a cladding of lower index n2 .
y y

2b

n1 2a n

N
2

n1 n2 2a

(i)

(ii)

Figure 1: Cross-sectional view of (i) a dielectric rectangular waveguide and (ii) a cylindrical dielectric waveguide.

(a) Assume for the rectangular dielectric waveguide that a b (a is greater than b, but almost equal). This waveguide is excited with an external convergent unpolarized monochromatic light source. Sketch qualitatively the rst six mode (intensity) distributions inside the dielectric rectangular waveguide shown in (i). (b) Assume for the circular waveguide that it is excited with a linearly-polarized monochromatic light source. Sketch the rst three E-eld mode distributions inside ber (ii). (c) For ber (i), what is the maximum curvature by which you can bend the ber (give the radius of the arc) such that light in the mth mode does not escape the core? Assume the cladding is VERY thick. In which direction do we bend the ber to achieve this?

Problem 8.3 Following the wave-optics approach in the Appendix of the notes on optical waveguides, and using the same notation: (a) Write basic forms of the components of the electric and magnetic elds inside and outside the dielectric slab waveguide for the even TM modes. (b) Force your postulated solution in (a) to satisfy both the boundary conditions and the wave equation so as to determine the unknown propagation constants in part (a) (graphical solution is acceptable). (c) What is the longest possible wavelength for the even TM modes that can propagate inside this waveguide (i.e., waveguide cuto)? (d) Repeat (a), (b) and (c) for odd TM modes. (e) Now that you have all 4 solutions for the dielectric slab waveguide, compare the 4 types of modal propagation by making a list or a table of the similarities, dierences, key features, etc.

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