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Abstract:
Photonic crystal fiber as a new type of optical fiber has been extensively applied because of its unique properties. The effective mode area of optical fiber is an important parameter, which has a great influence on the performance of optical fiber. In this study, digital image processing algorithm was used for preprocessing to improve the accuracy of calculation of mode field area. Then the effective mode field area of optical fiber was calculated using Matlab based Gauss fitting method. Take single-mode fiber G.652 as an example, the effective mode field area was calculated using the traditional algorithm and digital image processing algorithm respectively. It was found that the results obtained using digital image processing algorithm were within the allowed error range, suggesting the effectiveness of the algorithm. Then the calculation of the effective mode area of the triangular lattice photonic crystal fiber further verified the reliability of the algorithm.

Keywords:
photonic crystal fiber, effective mode field area, image processing.

Citation:
Tan YL, Wang HL, Wang YR. Calculation of effective mode field area of photonic crystal fiber with digital image processing algorithm. Computer Optics 2018; 42(5): 816-821. DOI: 10.18287/2412-6179-2018-42-5-816-821.

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