Polarization-mode coupling along a polarization-maintaining holey fiber

Author

Shibata, Nori ; Nakazono, Akimichi

Author_Institution

Yazaki Corp., Shizuoka

Volume

18

Issue

4

fYear

2006

Firstpage

634

Lastpage

636

Abstract

We use the dramatic change in modal birefringence with wavelength seen in holey fibers (HFs) to examine the polarization-mode coupling that occurs along the fiber. This mode coupling is successfully observed using an interferometric method at the wavelengths of 823, 973, 1312, and 1547 nm. We investigate the relationship between the coupling coefficient and propagation constant difference for two orthogonally polarized modes. The Lorenzian power spectrum model, originally proposed for elliptical-core, elliptical-cladding, and PANDA fibers, well matches the experimental data for HFs with large birefringence values

Keywords

birefringence; light interferometry; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; Lorenzian power spectrum model; coupling coefficient; interferometric method; modal birefringence; orthogonally polarized modes; polarization-maintaining holey fiber; polarization-mode coupling; propagation constant; Birefringence; Hafnium; Holey fibers; Interference; Optical coupling; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Polarization mode dispersion; Propagation constant; Wavelength measurement; Birefringence; fiber measurements; polarization-maintaining fiber; polarization-mode dispersion (PMD);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2006.870133

Filename

1588988