Compute the coupling efficiency of the optical system into a multi-mode fiber of a specified NA and radial aperture by using the NA setting on the Geometric Image Analysis feature. OpticStudio has an algorithm for accurately computing fiber coupling into single-mode fibers; for details see "Fiber. However, I instead would like to find a way to look at the emission pattern of a multimode fiber using Zemax. A multimode calculation would be onerous. But this output could instead be treated more simply as a total internal reflection within a long glass rod. Can Zemax handle that? In particular. The fiber mode may be a Gaussian or Top Hat function, or may be defined by a DLL or a data file. The fiber mode may also be defined using all the same. Yes, the NA of a step-index MMF is dictated by the core and cladding refractive indices: In my examples I kept the fiber NA fixed at 0. However, I have used several methods for approximating fiber output: 1) The Source Ellipse in the Source Distance mode.
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