Title :
Degree of polarisation in a birefringent single-mode optical fibre
Author :
Crosignani, B. ; Di Porto, P.
Author_Institution :
Istituto Superiore P.T., Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Roma, Italy
Abstract :
We examine the evolution of the polarisation of a field propagating in a birefringent single-mode optical fibre. The explicit dependence of the degree of polarisation on pulse duration, coherence time of the source and chromatic delay of the fibre is derived.
Keywords :
birefringence; light polarisation; optical fibres; optical waveguide theory; birefringent single-mode optical fibre; chromatic delay; coherence time; degree of polarisation; polarisation; pulse duration;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820011
