• DocumentCode
    982288
  • Title

    Bending-induced birefringence of optical fiber cladding modes

  • Author

    Block, Ueyn L. ; Digonnet, Michel J F ; Fejer, Martin M. ; Dangui, Vinayak

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2336
  • Lastpage
    2339
  • Abstract
    The bend-induced lateral stresses that generate birefringence in an optical fiber are analytically determined throughout the fiber cross section. This stress profile is used to determine the birefringence of a cladding mode in a single-mode fiber. The result demonstrates that the birefringence of cladding modes may be much smaller than that of the core mode and knowledge of the mode profile and stress distribution is necessary for an accurate prediction.
  • Keywords
    bending; birefringence; optical fibre cladding; bending; birefringence; core mode; fiber cross section; lateral stresses; optical fiber cladding modes; single-mode fiber; stress profile; Associate members; Birefringence; Capacitive sensors; Compressive stress; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Slabs; Bend-induced birefringence; cladding mode; optical fiber;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JLT.2006.874566
  • Filename
    1643790