Abstract

Dealing with light distributions in optical waveguides frequently requires the prediction and formation of certain irradiance patterns over the endface of the guide or over the cross section along it. The value of kaleidoscopic and self-imaging effects in obtaining insight into the physical phenomena involved in these situations is stressed. In particular, experiments with circular waveguide geometry are shown.

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Resolution of self-images in planar optical waveguides*

R. Ulrich and T. Kamiya
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(5) 583-592 (1978)

Modes of optical waveguides

Allan W. Snyder and William R. Young
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(3) 297-309 (1978)

Backscattering of light from optical fibers with arbitrary refractive-index distributions: uniform approximation approach

Charoon Saekeang and Pak L. Chu
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(10) 1298-1305 (1978)

Light scattering in optical waveguides

Paul O’Connor and Jan Tauc
Appl. Opt. 17(20) 3226-3231 (1978)

Bending losses of dielectric rectangular waveguides for integrated optics

Mitsunobu Miyagi and Shigeo Nishida
J. Opt. Soc. Am. 68(3) 316-319 (1978)