DocumentCode
1091680
Title
Polarization characteristics of single-mode fiber couplers
Author
Chen, Chin-Lin ; Burns, William K.
Author_Institution
Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, DC, USA
Volume
18
Issue
10
fYear
1982
fDate
10/1/1982 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1589
Lastpage
1600
Abstract
The polarization characteristics of fiber couplers made of birefringent single-mode fibers are studied. The effect of anisotropic interfiber coupling, fiber birefringence, angular misalignment of fibers, and twisting on the coupler characteristics are identified. The polarization characteristics of the couplers are compared with that of isolated uncoupled fibers of the same birefringence and length. The equivalent lumped element representations for three classes of fiber couplers are also presented.
Keywords
Optical fiber coupling; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Birefringence; Laboratories; Optical beams; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical sensors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9197
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/JQE.1982.1071435
Filename
1071435
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