Practical and Accurate Evaluation of Numerical Aperture and Beam Quality Factor in Photonic Crystal Fibers by Mechanical Learning

This paper presents a convolutional neural network (CNN) model, enhanced with the convolutional block attention module (CBAM), designed to accurately predict the beam quality factor M<sup>2</sup>, and numerical aperture (NA) of photonic crystal fibers. The integration of CBAM significant...

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Main Authors: Mengda Wei, Meisong Liao, Liang Chen, Yinpeng Liu, Wen Hu, Lidong Wang, Dongyu He, Tianxing Wang, Shizi Yu, Weiqing Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
Series:IEEE Photonics Journal
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10767412/
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Summary:This paper presents a convolutional neural network (CNN) model, enhanced with the convolutional block attention module (CBAM), designed to accurately predict the beam quality factor M<sup>2</sup>, and numerical aperture (NA) of photonic crystal fibers. The integration of CBAM significantly improves the model&#x0027;s feature extraction capability by enabling it to focus on key features and filter out irrelevant information. Simulation results demonstrate that the model achieves a mean relative error of only 0.381&#x0025; for M<sup>2</sup> and 2.293&#x0025; for NA, outperforming convolutional models without attention mechanisms. With a prediction time of approximately 7 ms, the model allows for rapid and efficient predictions of M<sup>2</sup> and NA. Moreover, when the noise factor remains below 0.32, the model&#x0027;s prediction error shows minimal fluctuation, highlighting its robustness. Comparative experimental analysis further validates the model&#x0027;s effectiveness. This approach offers a reliable and efficient solution for fast, accurate measurement of M&#x00B2; and NA, with significant implications for the prediction and analysis of beam performance in various applications.
ISSN:1943-0655