Eigenstates of polarization of elliptical single-mode fibers

Author

Harutjunian, Z.E. ; Grudinin, A.B.

Author_Institution

Gen. Phys. Inst., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia

Volume

11

Issue

12

fYear

1993

fDate

12/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1946

Lastpage

1955

Abstract

The degree of polarization of radiation in an elliptical polarization-maintaining fiber and the polarization states of eigenpolarization modes of such fibers have been experimentally investigated in a wide spectral range. It has been shown that the elliptical fibers are uniform, homogeneously twisted fibers with elliptically polarized eigenpolarization modes. The ellipticity of the eigenpolarization mode is independent of fiber length and increases with wavelength, while the azimuth of the eigenpolarization mode is spectrally independent

Keywords

eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; light polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; azimuth; eigenpolarization modes; eigenstates; elliptical polarization-maintaining fiber; elliptical single-mode fibers; elliptically polarized eigenpolarization modes; ellipticity; fiber length; polarization states; radiation; uniform homogeneously twisted fibers; wavelength; wide spectral range; Azimuth; Optical buffering; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Refractive index; Sensor systems; Thermal stresses;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.257955

Filename

257955