DocumentCode
421142
Title
Bending-induced thermal stress birefringence in single-mode fibers
Author
Rentier, H.
Author_Institution
Technische Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, Germany
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Feb. 2004
Firstpage
331
Abstract
The field deformation in bent fibers causes a non-symmetric field overlap with the thermal fiber stress profile and yields large modal stress birefringence. The latter can fully compensate the well-known bending-induced mechanical stress birefringence.
Keywords
bending; mechanical birefringence; optical fibre testing; thermal stresses; bending; bent fibers; field deformation; mechanical stress birefringence; modal stress birefringence; nonsymmetric field overlap; single-mode fibers; thermal fiber stress profile; thermal stress birefringence;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-772-5
Type
conf
Filename
1359275
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