Title :
Measurement of group birefringence and dispersion of polarisation maintaining erbium-doped silica fibre
Author :
Deutsch, Bradley ; Rummel, T. ; Heinlein, W.E. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Kaiserslautern Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The group birefringence and chromatic dispersion of a polarisation maintaining bow-tie erbium-doped silica fibre have been measured in the wavelength range 1.2-1.68 mu m by an interferometric measurement technique without any polarisers. The group birefringence is lower than that of a conventional bow-tie fibre and the zero dispersion wavelengths of the two polarisation modes are shifted to 1.613 and 1.630 mu m.
Keywords :
birefringence; erbium; light interferometry; light polarisation; optical dispersion; optical fibres; silicon compounds; 1.2 to 1.68 micron; bow-tie fibre; chromatic dispersion; group birefringence; interferometric measurement technique; polarisation maintaining SiO 2:Er fibre; polarisation modes; zero dispersion wavelengths;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19921373
