A hollow-core photonic band-gap (PBG) lattice in a dielectric fiber has been proposed as a highgradient low-cost particle accelerator operating in the optical regime where the accelerating mode confined to a defect in the PBG fiber can be excited by high-power lasers [X. Lin, Phys. Rev. ST Accel. Beams 4, 051301 (2001)]. Developing efficient methods of coupling laser power into these structures requires a thorough examination of the propagating mode and its near and far-field radiation. In this paper, we develop a simulation method using the parallel finite-element electromagnetic suite ACE3P to calculate the radiation of the propagating accelerator mode into free space at the end of the fiber. The far-field radiation will be calculated and the mechanism of coupling power from an experimental laser setup will be discussed.
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