Title :
Anisotropic fiber couplers with nonaligned optical axes
Author :
Snyder, A.W. ; Stevenson, Andrew
Author_Institution :
Opt. Sci. Center, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
fDate :
3/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Evanescent-type couplers composed of identical anisotropic cores with nonaligned stress axes reveal interesting propagation characteristics, such as power transfer occurring on two different length scales and reduced polarization holding capacity. The four normal modes have different propagation constants and electric field vectors which are skew to each other
Keywords :
guided light propagation; optical couplers; optical fibres; anisotropic cores; anisotropic fibre couplers; electric field vectors; evanescent-type couplers; nonaligned optical axes; nonaligned stress axes; normal modes; polarization holding capacity; power transfer; propagation characteristics; propagation constants; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Birefringence; Geometrical optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical refraction; Propagation constant; Stress;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
