Faraday rotation and its temperature dependence measurements in low-birefringence fibers

Author

Ren, Zhanbing ; Wang, Yu ; Robert, Philippe-Alain

Author_Institution

Lab. de Metrologie, Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol. of Lausanne, Switzerland

Volume

7

Issue

8

fYear

1989

fDate

8/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1275

Lastpage

1278

Abstract

A setup allowing a rapid and efficient determination of Faraday rotation in low-birefringence fibers in the absence of linear birefringence is presented. Practical results, i.e. the Verdet constant and its variation with temperature between 25°C and 140°C, are given for three specimens of commercial low-birefringence fiber at a wavelength of 633 nm and in a DC magnetic field. The measurement technique is shown to offer a rapid and efficient determination of the Verdet constant in the absence of linear birefringence

Keywords

Faraday effect; birefringence; optical fibres; optical variables measurement; 25 to 140 degC; 633 nm; DC magnetic field; Faraday rotation; Verdet constant; linear birefringence absence; low-birefringence fibers; temperature dependence measurements; temperature variation; Current measurement; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic sensors; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Rotation measurement; Solenoids; Temperature dependence; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.32393

Filename

32393