Title :
Dispersion of Verdet constant in stress-birefringent silica fibre
Author :
Noda, J. ; Hosaka, Tatsuya ; Sasaki, Yutaka ; Ulrich, Roger
Author_Institution :
NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
The Faraday effect in stress-birefringent silica fibre is discussed theoretically and measured experimentally. In the red and infra-red spectral range, the Verdet constant is found to be VH = 2.0 × 10¿35 v2 rad/A, where v is the optical frequency in hertz.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; mechanical birefringence; optical dispersion; optical fibres; silicon compounds; Faraday effect; IR spectral range; SiO2 fibre; Verdet constant dispersion; optical fibre; red spectral range; stress birefringence;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840616
