Title :
Birefringence in elliptical-cladding single-polarisation fibres
Author :
Namihira, Y. ; Ejiri, Y. ; Mochizuki, K.
Author_Institution :
KDD Research & Development Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Birefringence characteristics of elliptical cladding fibres have been investigated by stress analysis using the three-dimensional finite-element method (FEM). The stress induced birefringence is found to increase linearly with increasing cladding ellipticity and expansion coefficient of elliptical cladding.
Keywords :
mechanical birefringence; optical fibres; birefringence characteristics; elliptical-cladding single-polarisation fibres; single-mode optical fibre; stress analysis; stress induced birefringence; three-dimensional finite-element method;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820061
