Title :
Polarisation splitters and birefringent couplers
Author :
Snyder, A.W. ; Stevenson, Andrew
Author_Institution :
Australian National University, Institute of Advanced Studies, Canberra, Australia
Abstract :
The theoretical principles for understanding polarisation splitters are presented along with design parameters for their practical realisation. Birefringent couplers, with nonparallel optical axes are also described by deriving the modes of the composite anisotropic fibre system.
Keywords :
birefringence; fibre optics; light polarisation; optical couplers; birefringent couplers; composite anisotropic fibre system; fibre optics; nonparallel optical axes; polarisation splitters;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19850052
