Title :
Influence of the model for random birefringence on the differential group delay of periodically spun fibers
Author :
Pizzinat, Anna ; Marks, Brian S. ; Palmieri, Luca ; Menyuk, Curtis R. ; Galtarossa, Andrea
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Univ. of Padova, Italy
fDate :
6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We consider the two Wai-Menyuk models of birefringence in periodically spun fibers, and we show that the differential group delay differs significantly for the two models when the spin period approaches or exceeds the fiber beat length. When the fiber correlation length is large, we explain this difference quantitatively, and we explain it qualitatively for any fiber correlation length.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre theory; Wai-Menyuk models; differential group delay; fiber beat length; fiber correlation length; periodically spun fibers; polarization mode dispersion; random birefringence model; spin period; Birefringence; Computational modeling; Computer science; Delay; Laboratories; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Physics computing; Polarization mode dispersion; Sensor systems;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.811146
