DocumentCode
1956725
Title
Radiation tuning of birefringence in polarization maintaining optical fibers
Author
Paolucci, Dora M. ; Sykora, Craig R. ; Onstott, James R.
Author_Institution
3M Co. Optoelectronics, Austin, TX, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
23-27 Feb. 2004
Firstpage
479
Abstract
We report permanent increase in birefringence of a polarization maintaining fiber when exposed to actinic radiation. We further demonstrate the application of this effect in tuning a PM fiber based optical filter.
Keywords
birefringence; optical fibre filters; optical fibre polarisation; optical tuning; ultraviolet radiation effects; PM fiber based optical filter; actinic radiation; birefringence radiation tuning; polarization maintaining optical fibers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-772-5
Type
conf
Filename
1359325
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