Title :
Polarisation maintaining composite fibre with well-aligned principal polarisation axes
Author :
Peng, G.D. ; Chu, P.L.
Author_Institution :
New South Wales Univ., Kensington, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
A new type of polarisation maintaining fibre, the polarisation maintaining composite fibre, has been fabricated. The fibre comprises two widely separated identical subfibres which have large birefringence and parallel polarisation axes. This fibre will be useful for the fabrication of compact polarisation maintaining fibre devices.
Keywords :
birefringence; light polarisation; optical fibres; optical workshop techniques; SiO 2:P,Ge-SiO 2:B,Ge-SiO 2; birefringence; composite fibre; fabrication; parallel polarisation axes; polarisation maintaining fibre; subfibres; well-aligned principal axes;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921442
