• DocumentCode
    793885
  • Title

    Actually transferred alternating spin profiles in low-PMD fibers: short-range reconstruction

  • Author

    Bratovich, Rudi ; Ferrario, Maddalena ; Pietralunga, Silvia Maria ; Martinelli, Mario

  • Author_Institution
    Dipt. di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    448
  • Lastpage
    450
  • Abstract
    Spin profiles transferred into fibers during the drawing process are accurately determined by jointly exploiting an experimental cut-back method with a deterministic waveplate model. In particular, sinusoidal spin profiles are reconstructed, experimentally confirming the existence of a substantial discrepancy between the applied spin and the one actually frozen in the fiber
  • Keywords
    birefringence; drawing (mechanical); optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre polarisation; PMD fibers; cut-back method; drawing; polarization mode dispersion fiber; spin profiles; waveplate; Availability; Birefringence; Frequency; Helium; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical retarders; Polarization mode dispersion; Spinning; Birefringence; optical fiber measurements; optical polarization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2005.863180
  • Filename
    1576834