Title :
Single-mode fibre fractional wave devices and polarisation controllers
Author_Institution :
Stanford University, Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, W.W. Hansen Laboratories of Physics, Stanford, USA
Abstract :
We describe new single-mode fibre optic devices which are completely equivalent to fractional wave plates of classical optics. They employ a very simple configuration which uses the stress birefringence induced by bending the fibre. Several devices can be combined to control the polarisation inside any single-mode fibre.
Keywords :
fibre optics; light polarisation; mechanical birefringence; optical fibres; bending; fractional wave plates; polarisation controller; single mode optical fibre; stress birefringence;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19800552
