Title :
Characterization of structural irregularities in highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber based on polarization coupling by torsional acoustic wave
Author :
Hong, Kee Suk ; Lee, Kwang Jo ; Yeom, Dong Il ; Kim, Byoung Yoon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a novel method to characterize the variation of the birefringence induced by structural irregularities in highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber with high accuracy based on polarization coupling by torsional acoustic wave.
Keywords :
acoustic wave propagation; birefringence; holey fibres; light polarisation; photonic crystals; birefringence; birefringent photonic crystal fiber; polarization coupling; structural irregularities; torsional acoustic wave; Acoustic waves; Birefringence; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Photonic crystal fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
