• DocumentCode
    973543
  • Title

    Production of single-mode fibres with negligible intrinsic birefringence and polarisation mode dispersion

  • Author

    Barlow, A.J. ; Payne, D.N. ; Hadley, M.R. ; Mansfield, R.J.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    20
  • fYear
    1981
  • Firstpage
    725
  • Lastpage
    726
  • Abstract
    Spinning the preform during drawing produces a fibre with a permanent twist. It is shown that such a fibre has negligible polarisation birefringence and rotation. Polarisation mode dispersion is similarly reduced.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical workshop techniques; drawing; intrinsic birefringence; optical fibre; permanent twist; polarisation mode dispersion; preform spinning; single-mode fibres;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19810509
  • Filename
    4245988
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=973543