Title :
Birefringence calculations in elliptical-core optical fibres
Author :
Kumar, A. ; Varshney, R.K. ; Thyagarajan, K.
Author_Institution :
Indian Institute of Technology, Physics Department, New Delhi, India
Abstract :
It is shown that in the useful single-mode region, the birefringence properties of elliptical-core fibres match very well with those of a rectangular-core waveguide having the same core area, same aspect ratio and same core and cladding refractive indices. This gives a simple method of obtaining the birefringence and V-value for maximum birefringence in ellipticalcore fibres.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibres; aspect ratio; birefringence properties; cladding refractive indices; elliptical-core optical fibres; single-mode region;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840076
