Title :
Spun highly birefringent (SHi-Bi) photonic crystal fibre
Author :
Michie, Andrew ; Digweed, Katja ; Canning, John ; Ashton, Brian ; Stevenson, Michael ; Digweed, Justin ; Bassett, Ian ; Haywood, John
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We report on the fabrication of a spun hi-birefringence photonic crystal fibre. The measured elliptical birefringence of 1.6times10-3 which is an order of magnitude larger than conventional stress spun hi-birefringence optical fibres.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; elliptical birefringence; optical fibre fabrication; spun birefringent photonic crystal fibre; Birefringence; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Photonic crystal fibers; Preforms; Stress; Temperature dependence; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519235
