Table 2 Exemplar design parameters of a one-meter-long homogeneously side-emitting waveguide.
From: Light extraction from fundamental modes in modulated waveguides for homogeneous side-emission
Fiber sections (cm) | Period of sinusoidal modulation in core radius (µm) | Period of sinusoidal modulation in core refractive index (µm) | Attenuation constant (dB/m) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slab waveguide | Step index fiber | Slab waveguide | Step index fiber | ||
0–10 | 115.3 | 239.0 | 207.1 | 167.2 | 4.6 |
10–20 | 133.4 | 236.7 | 209.2 | 168.3 | 5.1 |
20–30 | 121.5 | 234.0 | 211.7 | 169.6 | 5.8 |
30–40 | 102.9 | 231.0 | 214.7 | 171.1 | 6.7 |
40–50 | 143.2 | 227.2 | 218.8 | 173.5 | 7.9 |
50–60 | 175.5 | 222.2 | 224.5 | 176.9 | 9.7 |
60–70 | 156.7 | 215.3 | 233.2 | 182.3 | 12.5 |
70–80 | 155.0 | 204.3 | 249.1 | 191.0 | 17.6 |
80–90 | 198.2 | 177.6 | 309.4 | 215.2 | 30.1 |
90–100 | — | — |  | — | — |
