Experimental verification of MMI by singlemode-multimode-singlemode and multimode-singlemode structures
15 Jun 2015-Vol. 9654, pp 341-344
TL;DR: In this article, a multimode interference (MMI) based on self imaging phenomenon is investigated using matrixapproach using singlemode-multimode-singlemode and multimodesinglemodestructures of optical fiber.
Abstract: Multimode Interference (MMI) based on self imaging phenomenon is investigated using matrix
approach. Experimentally MMI is verified using singlemode-multimode-singlemode and multimodesinglemode
structures of optical fiber. The results obtained are also verified by BPM technique.
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