UM 2p1
Introduction
FIBRE is based on the multipole formulation for microstructured optical fibers described in [1, 2]. The algorithms used are also detailed in the above references, so that we will here concentrate on the practical use. Nevertheless, some parameters used in the files needed by fibre are intimately connected to the algorithms used, so that the references above might be necessary to completely understand their full meaning and impact. FIBRE makes an extensive use of the symmetry properties of the simulated structure. It can also deal with non-symmetrical structures. FIBRE supports automatic adjustment of parameters for finding the fundamental mode (and its dispersion properties) of a solid core MOF with hexagonal symmetry. However, for more complex structures the choice of the ’correct’ parameters to find modes or compute their dispersion properties is not straightforward and one often has to change the parameters a few times before the wanted result is found.
Installing and uninstalling the initial publicly released version of the software
The installation files can be found here. To install the CUDOS MOF Utilities, unzip cudosmof.zip to a temporary folder, and double click Install.exe. This will install the fibre software in a “CUDOS” subfolder of your “Program Files” folder, add a “My CUDOS MOF Files” folder in “My Documents”, add links into the start menu and associate the Fourier Bessel Coefficient Files with the WINFIELD software.
The “My CUDOS MOF Files” folder will contain a samples.zip file containing several commented examples of parameter files you may want to have a look at to get an idea on the structure and keywords of parameter files.
To uninstall the software package, simply run the uninstall link in the CUDOS FIBRE folder of the Start menu, or alternatively use the windows Add/Remove Software tool in the control panel.
Installing the latest version of the software
See [Installing the new version].
