Abstract
We report on a fast and experimentally easy technique for measuring the beam propagation ratio of light guided by optical fibers. A holographic filter enables us to determine amplitudes and phases of the excited fiber eigenmodes. The coherent superposition of modes allows the reconstruction of the optical field. With this information at hand, we are able to simulate the free-space propagation of the beam and to perform a virtual caustic measurement. Associated beam propagation ratios accurately agree with ISO-standard measurements.
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