Title :
Micro- and nanostructure induced birefringence in phosphate glass fibers
Author :
Schülzgen, A. ; Li, L. ; Zhu, X. ; Temyanko, V.L. ; Peyghambarian, N.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate that microstructures inside the cladding of phosphate fiber as well as sub-wavelength nanostructures inside the fiber core can introduce birefringence in phosphate glass fiber components.
Keywords :
birefringence; glass fibres; optical fibre cladding; optical glass; phosphate glasses; cladding; microstructure induced birefringence; nanostructure induced birefringence; phosphate glass fibers; Birefringence; Dielectrics; Fiber lasers; Glass; Optical design; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
