An Analysis of the Effect of Lossy Jacketed Fibre on Propagation Constant

Abstract

A theoretical investigation has been done on propagation constant with lossless and lossy jackets of an optical fibre. In this analysis, we have considered single-mode step-index fibre in the long wavelength range. Two determinants representing the eigenvalue equations for the lossless and lossy coatings are derived, eigenvalues are computed and the results are discussed.

Indexing terms:

• Propagation constant
• Optical fibre