DocumentCode
975499
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
Volume
18
Issue
1
fYear
1982
Firstpage
15
Lastpage
16
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19820011
Filename
4246185
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