Title :
Determination of the birefringence axes of polarization-maintaining fibers by pressure-induced periodic microbending
Author :
Lin, C. ; Li, Q. ; Dashti, P. ; Au, A. ; Lee, C. ; Lin, L. ; Tomov, I. ; Lee, H. ; Yang, C.
Author_Institution :
UC-Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
A pressure-induced microbending long-period grating is used to determine the birefringence axes of a PM fiber. From the change of polarization-sensitive transmission spectrum versus rotational angle of the fiber, the birefringence axes can be accurately identified.
Keywords :
bending; diffraction gratings; mechanical birefringence; optical fibre polarisation; optical rotation; birefringence; grating; polarization-maintaining fibers; pressure-induced periodic microbending; rotational angle; transmission spectrum; Birefringence; Gold; Gyroscopes; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Resonance; Surface-mount technology;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248410
