DocumentCode
1551836
Title
Technique for controlling the internal rotation of principal axes in the fabrication of birefringent fibers
Author
Askins, C.G. ; Marrone, M.J.
Author_Institution
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Volume
6
Issue
9
fYear
1988
fDate
9/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1402
Lastpage
1405
Abstract
The fabrication of a polarization-maintaining fiber in which the internal rotation of the principal birefringent axes was monitored and controlled to a rate of less than 0.1°/cm is discussed. This represents an order of magnitude improvement over the lowest rotation rate observed in commercial fibers. The technique is based on a novel method of interpreting the backscattered power from a-side illuminated birefringent fiber to determine the internal orientation of the strain inducing axes
Keywords
birefringence; light polarisation; optical fibres; optical rotation; optical workshop techniques; birefringent fibers; commercial fibers; optical rotation; strain inducing axes; Backscatter; Birefringence; Fabrication; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Light scattering; Monitoring; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0733-8724
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/50.7889
Filename
7889
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