• DocumentCode
    1206605
  • Title

    Effects of elastic inhomogeneity on the intrinsic birefringence in a stress-induced birefringent optical fiber: a simple theory

  • Author

    Chiang, Kin Seng

  • Author_Institution
    CSIRO, Div. of Appl. Phys., Lindfield, NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    1/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    12
  • Lastpage
    16
  • Abstract
    A simple approximate theory is developed to describe the effects of the elastic properties of a stress-induced birefringent optical fiber on the intrinsic birefringence in the fiber. It is found that the birefringence increases nonlinearly with the Young´s modulus and the Poisson´s ratio of the stress-applying regions in the fiber. The results obtained from the theory agree well with those obtained from a fully numerical analysis
  • Keywords
    Poisson ratio; Young´s modulus; approximation theory; elasticity; mechanical birefringence; optical fibres; Poisson´s ratio; Young´s modulus; elastic inhomogeneity; elastic properties; intrinsic birefringence; simple approximate theory; stress-induced birefringent optical fiber; Birefringence; Geometry; Numerical analysis; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Optimized production technology; Silicon compounds; Thermal expansion; Thermal stresses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.108729
  • Filename
    108729