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Coupled Mode Equations
Coupled Mode Equations
2π
K= ; Λ=¿spatial period
Λ
If ψ 1 (x , y ) and ψ 2 (x , y ) are the two modes of the fiber, then the total field under perturbation
may be written as
−i β1 z −i β 2 z
ψ ( x , y , z ) =A ( z ) ψ 1 e + B( z)ψ 2 e
(1)
¿
¿
Perturbation couples power among modes, hence A , B are z -dependent.
Since modes are orthogonal,
+∞
∬ ❑ ψ ¿1 ψ 2 dxdy=0
−∞
(3)
[ ] [ ]
2 2 2 2
∂ ψ1 ∂ ψ1 −i β z ∂ ψ z ∂ ψ2 −i β z 2 −i β z 2 −i β z
⟹ 2
+ 2
A (t ) e + 2
+ 2
B ( z )e =∇ xy ψ 1 ⋅ A e1
+ ∇ xy ψ 2 B e 2 1 1
∂x ∂y ∂x ∂y
1st term:
[ ]
2
∂ ∂
+ 2 { A (z )ψ 1 e }
2 −i β z −i β z
∇ ψ= 2 xy + B (z)ψ 2 e 1 2
∂x ∂ y
2 2 2 2
−i β z ∂ ψ 1 −i β z ∂ ψ 2 −i β z ∂ ψ 1 −i β z ∂ ψ 2
¿=A (z )e ⋅ 2
+B (t)e 1
⋅ 2
+ A (t)e ⋅ 2
+ B(t )e 2
2
1 2
∂x ∂x ∂y ∂y
∂ ψ ∂ A (z) −i β z −i β z ∂ B −i β z −i β z
¿ = ⋅ψ 1 e −i β 1 A ψ 1 e + ψ2 e 1
−i β 2 B ψ 2 e 1 2 1
∂z ∂z ∂z
2nd term:
2 2
∂ψ ∂ A −i β z ∂A −i β z ∂A −i β z 2 −i β z
2
=¿ 2 ψ 1 e −i β1 ψ1e −i β 1
1
ψ1 e −β 1 A ψ 1 e 1 1 1
∂z ∂z ∂ z ∂ z 2
∂ A −i β z ∂A −i β z 2
2
+∂ B −i β z ∂B −i β z ∂B −i β z 2 −i β z
ψ1e −2i β1 ψ1 e −β 1 A 1 1
ψ 2 e −i β 2 ⋅ψ e 1
−i β ψ e −β B ψ e ∂z
2 2
∂ z 2 2
∂z
2
∂z 2 2
∂z 2 2 2
¿
(=0; slowly varying approx.)
3rd term:
2 2 −i β1 z 2 2 −i β2 z 2 2 −i β1 z
k 0 n (x , y ) A ψ 1 e + k 0 n (xy )B ψ 2 e + k 0 Δ n (x , yz) A ψ 1 e
2 2 −i β 2 z
+ k 0 Δ n (x , yz) Bψ 2 e
2 2 −i β1 z 2 −i β2 z
⏟
I :∇ xy ψ=∇ xy Ψ 1 ⋅ A e + ∇ xy ψ 2 ⋅ B e
2
∂ ψ ∂A −i β z 2 −i β z ∂β −i β z 2 −i β z
II : =−2i β1 ψ1 e ⏟
−β 1 ψ1⋅ A e −2i β2 ψ2 e − β2 ψ 2 B e
1 1 2 2
∂z
2
∂ z ∂ z
2 2 −i β1 z 2 2 −i β2 z
k⏟
0 n (xy)ψ 1 ⋅ A e + k⏟
0 n ( xy )ψ 2 ⋅B e by (2)
∂A ∂B
+k 0 Δ (xyz ) [ A ψ 1 e ] =0
−i β z −i β z 2 2 −i β z −i β z
−2 i β 1 ψ1 e 1
2i β 2 ψ 2e 2 1
+ Bψ 2 e 2
∂z ∂z
∂A ∂B
ψ 2 e + k 0 Δn ( xyz) [ A ψ 1+ β ψ 2 e ]=0
i Δ βz γ ν i Δ βz
−2 i β 1 ψ 1−2i β2
∂z ∂z
(5)
¿
Multiply eqn (5) by ψ from left and integrating over the whole space across the fiber cross-
section:
∂A ∂B
−2 i β 1
∂z
∫ ψ ¿1 ψ 1 dxdy−2 i β 2 ∂ z ⋅∫ ❑ψ ¿1 ψ 2 dxdy + k 20 A ∫ ψ ¿1 Δ n2 ψ 1 dxdy
¿ ¿
using (3)
dA i Δ βz
Hence, =−ic 11 A−i c 12 B e −(6.1)
dz
∫ ψ ¿1 Δ n2 ψ 1 dxdy =c
k 20
∫ ψ ¿1 ψ 1 dxdy
11
2 β1
k 0 ∫ ψ 1 Δ n ψ 2 dxdy
2 ¿ 2
and =c 12
2 β1 ∫ dxdy
Similarly, multiply equation (5) from the right and integrating, we shall obtain
dβ −i Δ βz
=−ic 22 B−ic 2 A e
dz
(6.2)
Eqn (6) are the coupled mode eqns. describing z -dependents of amplitudes A , B .
k 20
C 21= 2 ⋅
∫ 2 Δn2 1
2 β 2 ∫ 22
k 20
C 22= 2 ⋅
∫ 2
2 Δn 1
2 β 2 ∫ 22
So far, we have considered perturbation Δn 2 ( x , y , z) which is general and weak.
For a periodic & z-dependent perturbation such as in fiber Bragg grating, we may write
2 2 2π
Δn (x , y , z)=Δn (x , y)⋅sin kz where k=
Λ
k 20 ∫ |Δn 2|
c 11 = ⋅ ⋅sin kz=2 χ 11 sin k z ⋅.
2 β 1 ∫ 11
k 20 ∫ |Δn 2|
i 1 k 11= ⋅
4 β1 ∫ 11
and similarly,
dA i (Δ β+ k)z i (Δ β −k) z
=−2i k 11 A sin kz−k 12 B e + k 12 B e
dz
Integrating above eq. over a length L, which is small compared with the length over which A and
B change appreciably,
( L2 )−A ( z− L2 )
A z+
sin KL/2
¿+ 4 i x11 A cos K z
K
−2 i x 12 B e {
i (Δ β+ K )z sin (Δ β + K )L/2
Δ β+K }
+2 i x 12 B e {
i(Δ β−K ) z sin ( Δ β−K )L/2
Δ β−K }
¿
2π
Since Δ β = . Δ heff
λ0
Δ heff ≈ index difference between core-cladding.
then
| ( Δ β−K ) |
sin (Δ β−K )L/2 L
≈ =10−3 m
2
| sin ( Δ β + K )L/2
Δ β+K |
⩽
1
≈
Δ β+K 2 Δ β
1
≈ 1.7 ×10−5 m
| sin KL/2
K | 1
⩽ ≈
K Δβ
1
≈ 3× 10−5 m .
And for Δ β =−K , 2nd term would have made significant contribution.
st rd
1 & 3 terms are negligible.
2π
Thus, if we choose K= ≃ Δ β= β1−β 2: but Δ β −K=Γ
Λ
}
dA β1
=κ 12 B ei Γ z
dz β2
−−−−−−−−−−(7.1)∧(7.2)
dB −i Γ z
¿ =−κ 21 A e
dz
}
β1
2 ω μ0
∬ ψ ¿1 ψ 1 dxdy=1 β2
∬ ψ ¿2 ψ 2 dxdy=1 ¿ −−−−−−−−−−(8)Using this
2 ω μ0
¿
ωϵ0 ω ϵ0
κ 12=
8
∬ ¿ 2
ψ 1 Δn ψ 2 dxdy ∧κ 21=
8
∬ ψ ¿2 Δ n2 ψ 1 dxdy
yielding that κ 12=κ 21=κ (say).
Hence
}
dA
¿ κB ei Γ z
dz
−−−−−−−−−−( 9)
dB −i Γ z
¿ ¿−κA e
dz
Equations (9) describe the coupling between two modes propagating along the same direction is
( β 1 and β 2 are along +z direction) CODIRECTIONAL COUPLING.
For CONTRADIRECTIONAL COUPLING, coupling occurs between the modes traveling in the
opposite direction.
−i β z iβ z
There we start form ψ (x , y , z)=A (z )ψ 1 (x , y )e 1
+B (z)ψ 2 (x , y )e .
2
}
dA
¿ κBe i Γ z
dz
−−−−−−−−−−(10)
dB −i Γ z
¿ ¿+κA e
dz
where Γ =β 1 + β 2−K β1 β2
dA i Γz
=κB e
dz
dB −i Γ z 2π
=κA e and Γ=β 1 + β 2−K , K= .
dz Λ
If the coupling between the two identical modes traveling in opposite direction, then
2π
β 1=β 2= n , neff =¿ mode-index
λ0 eff
λ0
# So, Λ= Compare this with the case of codirectional case, see the periodicity required
2 n eff
here is much smaller.
When the modes are phase-matched, i.e., Γ =0, we obtain the equations as
2
d B 2
2
=κ B
dz
κz −κz
Whose solution is B(z)=b1 e +b 2 e
This gives
−κL κL
e −e
b 1= ∥ b2 =
2 cosh κL 2 cosh κL
Note that −1
¿ A(z )¿ −¿ B(z)¿ =( cosh κL ) =¿
2 2 2
const.
⇒ energy Conservation.
B(z=0)
r= =−tanh κL
A (z=0)
for a medium of index variation as n ( z )=n 0+ Δ n sin κ z , the coupling coefficient can be shown
to be
π Δn
κ=
λ0
λ0 1550
Λ= = ¿ 513 n m
2 n eff 2 ×1.46
¿ ¿
⇒ Typical UV written gratings have Δ n=0.4 ×10−3 .
( )
−3 −3
π ×0.4 × 10 ×2 ×10
2
R=tanh −3
=0.85
1.55 × 10
}
dA
=κB e i Γ z
dz
dB −i Γ z
=−κA e
dz
where Γ =β 1−β 2−K is the phase mismatch parameter and β 1 , β 2 are the propagation constants
of the modes between which the coupling is to take place.
We first consider the coupling under a phase matching condition i.e., Γ =0 ie, the periodic
pshmbation has a spatial period
2π λ0
Λ= = .
β 1−β 2 neff 1 −neff 2
2
d B 2
2
=−κ B .
dz
And
−1 dB
A(z )= ⇒ A ( z )=b1 sin κz−b 2 cos κz Boundary conditions:
κ dz
At z=0 , mode 1 , { E1 , β , } is excited with unit power, A(z =0)=1 and B(z=0)=0.
A (z)=cos κz
So,
B(z )=−sin κz
2 2
P1=¿ A (z)¿ =cos κz
P2=¿ B(z )¿ 2=sin2 κz
neff 1=1.50862
neff 2=1.50460
2π λ0 λ0
Λ= = = =149.3 μ m
Δ β Δ neff neff −neff 2
Coupling coefficient:
π
κ≃ ⋅
h
λ 0 √ d1 d 2
⋅
√ ( n2f −n2e )( n2f −n2ef f ) .
f1
ne ⋅ne
f1
1 1
d 1=d + + .
k 0 √ n21 f 1−n s r 0 √ n 2e f 21−n2c
2
1 1
d 2=d+ + .
k 0 √ n e f 2−ns k 0 √ ne f 2−nc
2 2 2 2
Here
d 1=4.678 μ m
d 2=4.897 μm .
π
LC = =2.63 cm
2κ
CODIRECTIONAL COOPLING: Phase Mismatched
Here
Γ =β 1−β 2−K ≠ 0
So, from
dA iΓ z
=κB e
dz
dB −i Γ z
=−kA e
dz
give together
2
d B dA −i Γ z −i Γ z
2
=−k e +ik Γ e
dz dz
i.e.,
2
d B 2 dB
2
+ κ B+i Γ =0 General sols:
dz dz
Γ
−i ⋅z
B(z)=e 2
(b 1 e iγz + b2 e−iγz ).
2
2 2 Γ
r =x +
4
Thus,
i
A(z )= e i Γ / 2⋅ z
κ
Γ
2[( ) ( ) ] Γ
−γ b1 eiγz + + γ b 2 e−iγz
2
Boundary Conditions:
So,
b 1+b 2=0 ⇒ b 1=−b 2
and
i
κ ([ Γ2 −γ ) b +( Γ2 + γ )b ]=1
1 2
Solving
iκ
b 1= =−b 2So,
2γ
−i
−κ 2 ⋅ z
B(z )= e sin γz
γ
[ ]
Γ
i ⋅z Γ
A(z )=e 2 cos γz−i sin γz
2γ
2
2 2 Γ 2
P1=¿ A (z)¿ =cos κz+ 2
sin κz
4γ
2 2
2 κ
P2=¿ B(z )¿ = 2
sin κz
γ
}
dA
=κ B ei Γ z
dz
… ..(1)
dB −i Γ z
=−κA e
dz
2π
where Γ =β 1+ β 2−K and K=
λ
Differentiating equations (1), we get
2
d A dA 2
2
−i Γ −κ A=0 … …(2)
dz dz
iΓ
z
General solution of equation (2) is A ( z )=e 2
[ P e g z +Q e−g z ]
2
Γ
where g2=κ2−
4
[ ]
Γ Γ
−i Γ (g+i ) (g−i )
From (1), B(z)= z 2 gz 2 −g z
e 2
Qe Pe −
κ κ
Νοw, use the boundary conditions, A(z =0)=1 (Unit power launched at input)
& B (z =L) = 0 (no coupling beyond z =L)
We obtain
}
Γ −gL
( g−i )e
2
P=
Γ
2 {g cosh ( g L )+i sinh ( g L ) }
2
…... (3)
Γ −gL
(g−i )e
2
Q=
Γ
2 {g cosh ( g L ) +i sinh ( g L ) }
2
κ sin ( ~
2 2
g L)
R= ( where ~2 2
g =−g ¿
~ 2 2
g cos ¿ ¿
sin( ~
g L)=0 ⇒ ~
g L=m π ; m=1, 2 , 3…. (Zeros in reflected spectrum)
Substituting for ~
g,
2 2 2
Γ 2 m π
−κ = 2
4 L
√
2 2
m π
And Γ =β 1+ β 2−K =± 2 κ 2+ 2
… … … ..(2)
L
Now, for contra directional coupling between same modes
2π
β 1=β 2= n Thus,
λ0 eff
( 4π
λ0
neff −
2π
Λ ) √
m2 π 2
=± 2 κ 2 + 2 … … ..(3)m=1 ⇒
L
first zero on either side of λ B.
λ B=¿ center wavelength=2 neff Λ .
( 4λπ n ){ ( ) }
2π 4 π neff Δλ 2π 2 π n eff Δ λ
eff − = 1± − =± 2
… … (4)
0 Λ λB 2 λB Λ λB
In other form:
Δλ 2 Λ
=
λB π L ( )√κ L +π
2 2 2
2π
β g – ( – β g ) =K= ( Λ=spatial frequency)
Λ
2π 2π
2× neff =
λB Λ
λB = 2Λn eff
λB
Λ= =0.293 μ m .
2 n eff
Reflation coefficient:
2
R=tanh κ L , L → Length of the grating
π Δn
κ= ⋅I ,
λB
2 1
λB
⋅ (κ L + π )
2 2 2 2
Δ λ=
π neff L
We need an FBG at 800 mm , with R=90 % with L=25 mm. Calculate the bandwidth.
Assume I =0.5
⇒ tanh κ L= √ 0.9 κ=
1
2L
⋅ln
(
1+ √ 0.9
1−√ 0.9 )
≃ 0.073 mm−1 .
−i β1 z −i β 2 z
ψ ( x , y , z ) =A ( z ) ψ 1 e + B ( z )ψ2 e
∇ 2xy ψ 1 + ( k 20 n2 (x , y )−β 21 ) ψ 1=0
2
∂
∇ 2xy ψ 2 + ( k 20 n2 (x , y )−β 22 ) ψ 2=0
2 2
where, ∇ xy =∇ − 2
∂z
+∞
∬ ψ ¿1 (x , y )ψ 2 (x , y)dxdy=0 ⇒ orthogonal
−∞
2
∂ψ 2 2
+k 0 [ n (x , y)+ Δn (x , y , z) ] ψ=0
2 2
∇ xy ψ + 2
∂z
dA dΒ i Δβ z 2 2 i Δβ z
−2 i β 1 ψ 1−2 i β 2 ψ 2 e +k 0 Δ n (x , y , z)[ A ψ 1+ B ψ 2 e ]=0
dz dz
dA i Δ βz
=−ic 11 A−i c 12 B e
dz
k 20 ∬ ψ 1 Δ n ψ 1 dxdy
¿ 2
c 11 = ⋅
2 β1 ∬ ψ ¿1 ψ 1 dxdy
12
c 12=
11
Similarly,
dB −iβ Δ z
=−i c 22 B−i c21 A e
dz
22 21
c 22= ∧c21=
22 22
2π
Now, K= , and Δ n2 ( x , y , z )= Δn2 ( x , y ) sin Kz
Λ
k 20 ∬ 1 Δ n 2 dxdy
2
c 12 ¿ ⋅sin Kz
2 β 1 ∬ 1 1 dxdy
¿ ¿
c11 =2 κ 11 sin κz
c 22=2 κ 22 sin κz
c21=2 κ 11 sin κz
dA
=−2i κ 11 AsinKz−κ12 B e i (∆ β +K ) z + κ12 B e i (∆ β− K ) z
dz
First two terms can be neglected
Check: Integrate over a distance L
KL
sin
( L2 )− A ( z− L2 )=4 iκ
A z+ 11 Aco s Kz ⋅
K
2
2π
Now Δ β = Δ neff
λ0
4 −1
Δ neff =0.005 Δβ =3 ×10 m
λ 0=1 μ m
If k ≈ Δβ , L ≅ 2 ×10−3 m .
| si n ( Δβ −K ) L/2 L
Δβ− K |
≅ =10−3 m
2
| si n ( Δβ + K ) L/2
Δβ + K |≤
1
≃
1
( Δβ +k ) 2 Δβ
≈ 1.7 ×10−5 m.
|sin KL/2
K | 1
≤ ≃
1
K Δβ
≈ 3 ×10 −5
m
iΓ z
dA e ∧dB −i Γ z
=κ12 B ( z ) =−k 21 A e
dz dz
ωϵo
Γ =Δ β−k ; κ 12=
8
∬ ¿ 2
ψ 1 ∆ n (x , y)ψ 2 dxdy
ωϵo
Similarly, κ 21=
8
∬ ψ ¿2 ∆ n2 (x , y)ψ 1 dxdy
β1
2 ω μ0
∬ ¿
ψ 1 ψ 1 dxdy=1
And we can show:
κ 12=κ 21=κ ¿
¿
dA iPz dB −i Γ z
=κB e =−κA e
dz dz
dA iΓ z dB −i Γ z
=κB e =κA e ---- co-directional
dz dz
−iβ , z i β2 z
ψ ( x , y , z)=A ( z )ψ 1 ( xy )e + B( z )ψ 2 ( x , y) e
¿
Co-directional: Solution under phase-matching:
2π λ0
Γ =0 , Λ= =
β 1−β 2 neff 1−neff 2
CME:
dA dB
=κB =−κA
dz dz
2
d B 2
2
=κ B
dz
soln.
Assume at z=0 ,
E1 is launcled wits unit power:
General case:
2
d B dA −i Γ z −i Γ z 2 dB
2
=−κ e + iκ Γ A e =−κ B−i Γ
dz dz dz
2
d B dB 2
Or 2
+i Γ +κ B=0
dz dz
−i Γ z
Solution: B(z)=e 2
[ b1 e i γ +b2 e−iγz ]
z
2
2 2 Γ
γ =κ +
4
[( ) ( ) ]
Γ
i i ⋅z Γ Γ
A(z )= e 2 −γ b1 eiγz + +γ b 2 e−i γ z
κ 2 2
b 1+ b2=0
κ
i
k [( ) ( ) ]
Γ
2
Γ
−γ b 1+ +γ b2 =1
2
⇒ b1=i =−b 2
2γ
Γ
−κ −i 2 ⋅z
∴ B (z)= e sin γz
γ
[ ]
Γ
i
2
z Γ
A(z )=e cos γz−i sin γz
2γ
2 2 Γ 2
P1 (z)=¿ A (z )¿ =cos γz+ 2
⋅sin γz
4γ
2
κ 2
P2 (z )= 2
sin γz
γ
dA i Γz
=κ B e Γ =0 β 1+ β2 =κ
dz
dB i Γz λ0
=κ A e Λ=
dz 2 n eff
2
d B 2
2
=κ B
dz
kz −kz
B ( z ) =b1 e +e
kz −kz
A ( z )=b 1 e −b2 e
B (z=0)
γ= =−tan hκL
A(z=0)
2 2
R=¿ γ ¿ =tanh kL
R=tanh2 ( πΔnL
λ ) 0
λ0 1550
Λ= = ≃ 531 nm.
2 n eff 2 ×1.46
R ¿ tanh 2 ( πΔLλ L)
¿ ¿ 0.85
Corresponding Bandwidth
2 1
λB
Δ λ0 ¿ ( κ 2 L2 +π 2 ) 2
π neff L
¿ ¿
Centre wavelength: 1092 nm, BW(FWHM) = 0.8 nm
Length ¿ 1 mm , R=0.98. Calculate the Λ=¿ ? Assume neff =1.46.
2
R=tan hκL=0.98
⇒ κ=
1
2L
ln
(1+ √ R
1−√ R ) −1
=2.64 mm .
λ 1.092
Λ= 0 = ≃ 0.37 μm.
2 neff 2 ×1.46
¿