• DocumentCode
    2009514
  • Title

    Huge birefringence in couplers made of microfibers

  • Author

    Gagné, Mathieu ; Daxhelet, Xavier ; Godbout, Nicolas ; Lacroix, Suzanne ; Leduc, Mikaël

  • Author_Institution
    Eng. Phys. Dept., Ecole Polytech de Montreal, Que., Canada
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Abstract
    We herein present simulation and experimental results that demonstrate the importance of polarization effects in couplers and devices made of microfibers, i.e. fibers having wavelength scale diameters. We derive the consequences for loop microresonators.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; micro-optics; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre polarisation; birefringence; couplers; loop microresonators; microfibers; Birefringence; Fiber lasers; Geometry; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Silicon compounds; Tellurium; Tires;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.215541
  • Filename
    1636572