Title :
Huge birefringence in couplers made of microfibers
Author :
Gagné, Mathieu ; Daxhelet, Xavier ; Godbout, Nicolas ; Lacroix, Suzanne ; Leduc, Mikaël
Author_Institution :
Eng. Phys. Dept., Ecole Polytech de Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
We herein present simulation and experimental results that demonstrate the importance of polarization effects in couplers and devices made of microfibers, i.e. fibers having wavelength scale diameters. We derive the consequences for loop microresonators.
Keywords :
birefringence; micro-optics; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre polarisation; birefringence; couplers; loop microresonators; microfibers; Birefringence; Fiber lasers; Geometry; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Silicon compounds; Tellurium; Tires;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215541
