Abstract
We discuss the applicability of well-established classical optical fiber theories to holey fibers. By appropriately defining the parameter, we can easily estimate the fundamental properties of holey fibers, such as effective index, group-velocity dispersion, mode field diameter, beam divergence, and splice loss, through simple empirical expressions without the need for heavy numerical computations. We confirm the validity of the parameter defined here by comparing the calculated results with the earlier experimental and numerical results.
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