Research on the Theory of Optical Transmission for Bragg Fiber With High-Index-Core

The paper analyzes the two theories of conducted light signal for Bragg fiber with high-index core, namely total internal reflection and photonic bandgap. From the perspective of the wave equation, the distribution of the electromagnetic field and the conditions for forming the guided mode when the optical signal is transmitted in the core of fiber are explained. The analysis of photonic bandgap adopts the band structure principle of natural crystals for analogy. Then, the formation process of the photonic bandgap is elaborated on.


INTRODUCTION
The concept of Bragg fiber has been proposed for a long time. With a periodic refractive index distribution along the radial direction, it belongs to a one-dimensional bandgap photonic crystal fiber. Generally speaking, Bragg fiber is of a cylindrical hollow structure, which is difficult in production and practical application, so the application of this fiber is slow after being proposed for many years. In recent years, it has been proposed to fill the hollow structure of Bragg fiber with a high refractive dielectric material to make it the Bragg fiber with high-index core [1][2][3]. Figures 1, 2 show the schematic diagram of the sectional drawing and refractive index of Bragg fiber with high-index core, respectively. It combines ordinary hollow Bragg fiber with traditional fiber. In this way, the problem in processing is solved. More importantly, two binding mechanisms for fiber transmission are provided, namely total internal reflection and photonic bandgap effect. Besides, more controllable structural parameters in the design can be obtained, making it free to choose to strengthen or weaken certain non-linear optical effects. Also, dispersion flattened of the specific band, and the extremely high non-linear coefficient can be obtained [2,[4][5][6].

ANALYSIS OF WAVE THEORY FOR BRAGG FIBER WITH HIGH-INDEX CORE
The optical signal should satisfy the wave equation derived from Maxwell's equations [7] Generally speaking, the vector solution to the earlier mentioned vector wave equation is very complicated. Therefore, the scalar effective index method is adopted for the solution of fiber in most   cases [8]. Our concern is the optical power distribution of the optical field in the cross-section of the optical fiber during the transmission of an optical signal in optical fiber. To know the distribution, it is necessary to find the solution for the scalar field of the optical fibers of Equations (1) and (2) that satisfy the core-cladding boundary conditions. In the cylindrical coordinate system (r, φ, z) shown in Figure 3, Equation (1) can be expanded into a wave equation [5,6,9].
The following parameters can generally be provided in the field of optical fiber communication k = 2π/λ = 2πf /c = ω/c. λ and f are wavelength and frequency, β is propagation constant. As it is shown in Figure 3, core (0 ≤ r ≤ a) refractive index n(r) = n c , cladding (r ≥ a) refractive index n(r) = n 1 . E z (z) in Equation (3) is set as E z (r, φ, z) = E z (r)E z (φ)E z (z) with the method of separation of variables. The optical signal transmitted along the z-axis E z (z) is of the form of exp(-jβz). As optical fiber is of circular symmetry, E z (φ) is the periodic function for φ. As a result, it can be set as exp(jmφ) in which m is an integer. Because E z (r) is unknown, it can be expressed as In the core and cladding, substituting Equation (4) into Equation (3) yields two m-order Bessel equations Among them, u, v, and w are three dimensionless variables namely Therefore, the specific distribution of the electromagnetic in the fiber can be obtained through analysis of the solution to Equations (5) and (6) [5,6].
In the core (r ≤ a), the light wave produces total internal reflection, so the transmission of the light wave in the Z direction is slower than the transmission of a plane wave in the medium n c , namely β < kn c . Where r = 0, the electromagnetic field should be a finite real number. According to these characteristics, the solution to Equation (5) should be m order Bessel function J m (ur/a), so the expression of the electric field E z (r, φ, z) and the magnetic field H z (r, φ, z) in the core is as follows In the cladding (r ≥ a), the light wave decays in the r direction. Where r → ∞, the electromagnetic field should decay to zero, namely β > kn 1 . The solution to Equation (6) should take the m-order-corrected Bessel function K m (ur/a), so the expression of the electric field E z (r, φ, z) and the magnetic field H z (r, φ, z) in the cladding is as follows In the equation, A and B are constants determined by the excitation conditions. It can be concluded from two types of Bessel function curves of the principle of optical fiber communication that J m (u) is similar to a sine curve with analogous amplitude attenuation, and K m (w) is similar to an index curve of attenuation. It can be learned from Equation (7) that where such parameters as n c , n 1 , a, and k are determined, u and w are only determined by β. Therefore, deriving the characteristic equation, satisfying β can obtain the value of β and u,w. The boundary condition of the electromagnetic in the core-cladding surface is as follows It can be learned from Equations (8) and (9) The equation is combined with the characteristic parameters v defined by Equation (7); the value of β can be obtained with the numerical solution and thus determine the electromagnetic field distribution of light wave in the core.

ANALYSIS OF PHOTONIC BANDGAP THEORY FOR BRAGG FIBER WITH HIGH-INDEX CORE
A photonic crystal is a new type of optical material that emerged in recent years. The regular microstructure is introduced onto ordinary optical material artificially to form the microstructural material with a periodically changing refractive index. Generally speaking, the size of the microstructure is sub-micron and of the same order of magnitude to the wavelength of the light wave. This material with a periodical distribution of refractive index shows the special optical property for selecting different wavelengths of light. In other words, the light of some wavelengths could not exist or be transmitted in the photonic crystal but be reflected. For these wavelengths, photonic crystal is like a mirror to stop and reflect the incident light. This phenomenon is similar to the energy band structure of semiconductor physics [7,[10][11][12]. According to solid-state physics, the motion of electrons in its periodic potential field satisfies the Schrödinger equation in natural crystal In Equation (12), V( ⇀ r ) represents the potential energy, and ⇀ R represents the lattice constant in the crystal. The electron wave can exhibit the energy band structure in the periodic potential field and form a forbidden band due to the scattering of atoms of the crystal [11]. The formation mechanism of the energy band in the photonic crystal is similar to the earlier mentioned process. The propagation of the electromagnetic wave in medium satisfies Maxwell equation [13][14][15][16] Among them, σ , ε, andµ represent conductivity, permittivity, and permeability, respectively. If there is no free charge and current while the medium is also a non-magnetic and isotropic material, ε = ε( ⇀ r ) should be a periodic function considering the periodicity of the photonic crystal [14,15]. ε( is the relative permittivity of the medium. It can be obtained through substituting the discussed parameters into Equation (13) Considering that the incident light signal is a harmonic electromagnetic wave, if After simplifying Equation (15), it can be obtained for TE mode It can be obtained for TM mode (E x = E y = H z = 0) In Equations (16) and (17), c = 1 √ ε 0 µ 0 is the velocity of light in vacuum. Equations (16) and (17) Where ⇀ R is the lattice constant of the photonic crystal. If we use Equations (18) and (12) to make the following analogy [17][18][19] − ω The two are extremely similar. It is discovered in further comparison that Equation (18) (18) can also use the Bloch theorem to calculate the energy band or bandgap. It can be seen from the previous analysis that the movement of a photon in a photonic crystal is similar to the movement of electrons in a periodic potential field, which could cause energy band structure with bandgap. The solution to Equations (16) and (17) show that there is no solution in some frequency bands. It means that photonic crystal stops the transmission of an electromagnetic wave in these frequency bands, resulting in the photonic bandgap. This method to constrain optical transmission is sometimes more efficient than total reflection [6,[20][21][22][23]. Because photonic crystal has the special property to control light, researchers introduced this microstructure into the cladding of fiber in the 1990s to form a forbidden band to stop light signal from entering the cladding and constrain it in the core to form a guided mode.

CONCLUSION
Bragg fiber with high-index core can provide two kinds of light-guiding modes for optical signal transmission, namely full reflection effect and photonic bandgap effect. The specific process of optical signal transmission in optical fiber is analyzed and calculated from the wave equation. The transmission constant is obtained by numerical solution to the equations β, and the distribution of the electromagnetic field and the conditions for forming the guided mode when the optical signal is transmitted in the core of fiber are determined [24,25]. The photonic bandgap is a kind of special structure obtained by the analogy of photonic crystal and natural crystal, which is similar to the energy band structure of the natural crystal. By analogy with the equation established in the transmission of optical signals in photonic crystal and the Schrodinger equation of solid-state physics, it is learned that the optical signals of certain frequency bands in photonic crystals cannot be transmitted, thus forming the forbidden band, that is, the principle of photonic bandgap effect.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT
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AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS
DL and JZ contributed to the conception and design of the study. JZ organized the literature. DL performed the design of figures and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All authors contributed to the manuscript revision, read, and approved the submitted version.