Thermal hysteresis of phase retardation in polarization maintaining optical fibers

Author

Ito, Toshio

Author_Institution

Div. of Natural Sci., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

12

Issue

8

fYear

1994

fDate

8/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1343

Lastpage

1347

Abstract

The hysteresis behavior in the phase retardation of highly birefringent plastic-coated optical fibers was observed in a narrow temperature range, around room temperature with heterodyne interferometric polarimetry. Measurement was performed for two kinds of birefringent fibers of stress-applied configuration: a circular side-pit fiber and an elliptical cladding fiber. Some differences were found in the hysteresis behavior of the fibers

Keywords

demodulation; fibre optic sensors; hysteresis; light interferometry; light polarisation; optical fibres; optical modulation; polarimetry; thermal stresses; circular side-pit fiber; elliptical cladding fiber; heterodyne interferometric polarimetry; highly birefringent plastic-coated optical fibers; hysteresis behavior; narrow temperature range; phase retardation; polarization maintaining optical fibers; room temperature; stress-applied configuration; thermal hysteresis; Birefringence; Hysteresis; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Polarimetry; Temperature distribution; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.317519

Filename

317519