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A new development in optical fiber technology that has attracted interest for multitude of novel and potential applications is an all-in-silica microstructured optical fibre (MOF) with one-rod core. We aim to estimate the functional core dimension for one-rod core triangular MOF (T-MOF) from its geometrical characteristics by using an alternative analytical field model. Moreover, to scrutinize the validity of the choice of effective core dimension (by adapting V-parameter, i.e., the normalized frequency) for T-MOF, we have explored the rudimentary propagation characteristics of the T-MOF in single mode guidance realm. We made comparisons with those which are based on the experimental and numerical studies. Relative errors are also reported.
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D.K. Sharma is grateful to IIT Kanpur, Kanpur (U.P), India for providing the Institute Post-doctoral Fellowship (PDF-102). The author wishes to thank Dr. S.M. Tripathi for his kind encouragement, and Prof. A. Sharma, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India for his fruitful conversation.
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Sharma, D.K., Tripathi, S.M. Implications of theoretical analysis to explore the functional core dimension in one-rod core microstructured optical fibers. Opt Quant Electron 51, 318 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-019-2036-0
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