Abstract
In this paper, modal propagation along anisotropic biaxial
step-index homogeneous optical fibers is considered and wave equations are
derived in a cylindrical coordinate system, coaxial with the <i>z</i>-axis. It is assumed that the core
is a strongly biaxial dielectric medium, with diagonal <i>ε</i> in rectangular coordinates,
surrounded by an isotropic cladding that extends to infinity in the radial
direction. The computational algorithm uses Frobenius' series expansions,
both in the core and cladding, and is fully derived here. Dispersion lines
are presented for a particular case, showing novel effects, not found in the
weakly anisotropic case.
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