Title :
Bend birefringence in finite-cladding W-fibres
Author :
Steblina, V.V. ; Love, J.D. ; Stolen, R.H. ; Wang, J-S
Author_Institution :
Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
Birefringence of the fundamental mode in a slightly bent single-mode fibre is not normally discernable. However, experimental transmission spectra of finite-cladding W-type fibres exhibit a splitting which can be interpreted as bend birefringence in its cladding modes. Using a slab waveguide model and an appropriate transform, we determine the birefringence and show that it is quantitatively similar to that observed in the fibre
Keywords :
optical fibre testing; IR spectra; bend birefringence; cladding mode splitting; experimental transmission spectra; finite-cladding W-fibres; finite-cladding W-type fibres; fundamental mode; mechanical birefringence; optical fibre testing; optical fibre theory; slab waveguide model; slightly bent single-mode fibre; transform;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Optics and Optical Fibre Communications, 11th International Conference on, and 23rd European Conference on Optical Communications (Conf. Publ. No.: 448)
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-697-0
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19971526
