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
fDate :
9/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
