Title :
Polarisation holding in coiled high-birefringence fibres
Author :
Rashleigh, S.C. ; Marrone, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, USA
Abstract :
The polarisation holding ability of high birefringence fibres wound into small coils is investigated. For coil diameters below 3 cm¿4 cm, the polarisation holding degrades very quickly with decreasing diameter. The crosscoupling is thought to be due to microbending effects.
Keywords :
birefringence; light polarisation; optical fibres; coil diameters; coiled high-birefringence fibres; crosscoupling; microbending effects; optical fibres; polarisation holding;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830578
