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Front. Phys.
Sec. Optics and Photonics
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fphy.2025.1537525
Improving the bandwidth of microstructured multimode W-type POFs in the visible light range
Provisionally accepted- 1 Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Pristina, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia
- 2 University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
- 3 City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, SAR China
- 4 Ajman University, Ajman, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
The bandwidth of multimode W-type microstructured plastic optical fibers (mPOFs) is analyzed using the time-dependent power flow equation (TD PFE). The results demonstrate that increasing the wavelength enhances the bandwidth in W-type mPOFs, depending on the inner cladding width and the launch beam distribution width. We observed that bandwidth improves with thinner and shallower inner cladding, as well as a narrower centrally launched beam. This characterization aligns with the fibers' effectiveness in increasing bandwidth, allowing for the customization of various W-type optical fibers for specific applications at different wavelengths.
Keywords: POFs, microstructured optical fibers, bandwidth, Power flow equation, POFs; microstructured optical fibers; bandwidth; power flow equation
Received: 01 Dec 2024; Accepted: 10 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Drljaca, Simović, DJORDJEVICH, Aidinis and Savovic. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Svetislav Savovic, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, 34000, Serbia
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