title: Accurate expressions for the LP modes in a uniform circular-core curved fiber.
abstract: Accurate forms for the LP(nm) modes (n = 0 and n ≧ 2) in a uniform circular-core curved fiber are given. We show that the LP(nm) modes (n ≧ 2) are composed of two spatially orthogonal components and that, to the zeroth order, there is no special polarization axis for the LP modes in a uniform circular-core curved fiber.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ankiewicz
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Burke