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
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