Title :
Birefringence in optical fibres with elliptical cross-section
Author :
Adams, M.J. ; Payne, David N. ; Ragdale, C.M.
Author_Institution :
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
A comparison is made between various approximations for the phase delay between orthogonally polarised modes in elliptical optical fibres. A more accurate analysis is presented which gives a lower value for the birefringence produced by a given ellipticity. The effect on fibre bandwidth is shown to be small compared with that resulting from stress birefringence.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; birefringence; elliptical optical fibres; fibre bandwidth; optical waveguide theory; orthogonally polarised modes; phase delay; stress birefringence;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19790212
