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Local fields in single-mode helical fibres

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The scalar local-field wave equations in helical fibres are derived and, with the aid of a special mathematical treatment, solved approximately in a local coordinate system—the Serret-Frenet frame from the Maxwell's equations. Two basic results are obtained: (1) The local modes in a single-mode helical fibre are circularly polarized. (2) The difference of the propagation constants between the two fundamental modes is 2τ, where τ is the torsion. They agree well with the known experimental measurements.

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  1. Electronics Department, Zhongshan University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China

    Guansan Chen

  2. Department of Physics, Shanghai University of Science and Technology, 201800, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

    Qi Wang

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Chen, G., Wang, Q. Local fields in single-mode helical fibres. Optical and Quantum Electronics 27, 1069–1074 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00292136

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