DocumentCode
399040
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
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
560
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248410
Filename
1248410
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