Title :
Radiation tuning of birefringence in polarization maintaining optical fibers
Author :
Paolucci, Dora M. ; Sykora, Craig R. ; Onstott, James R.
Author_Institution :
3M Co. Optoelectronics, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
We report permanent increase in birefringence of a polarization maintaining fiber when exposed to actinic radiation. We further demonstrate the application of this effect in tuning a PM fiber based optical filter.
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre filters; optical fibre polarisation; optical tuning; ultraviolet radiation effects; PM fiber based optical filter; actinic radiation; birefringence radiation tuning; polarization maintaining optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
