Title :
A new type of temperature-compensated birefringent optical fiber
Author :
Xing Ma ; Chu, P.L.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., New South Wales Univ., Kensington, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
A new type of temperature compensated birefringent optical fiber has been proposed by using titanium as codopant. This fiber is found to have optimal operating wavelength near 1.55 μm communication window. The temperature sensitivity of 8.77×10/sup -5///spl deg/C has been achieved.
Keywords :
birefringence; fibre optic sensors; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre theory; sensitivity; thermal stresses; 1.55 /spl mu/m communication window; 1.55 mum; codopant; optical fiber sensors; optimal operating wavelength; temperature sensitivity; temperature-compensated birefringent optical fiber; titanium; Birefringence; Glass; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Refractive index; Temperature dependence; Thermal expansion; Thermal stresses; Titanium;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE