• DocumentCode
    976805
  • Title

    Anisotropy in spun single-mode fibres

  • Author

    Barlow, A.J. ; Ramskov-Hansen, J.J. ; Payne, David N.

  • Author_Institution
    University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1982
  • Firstpage
    200
  • Lastpage
    202
  • Abstract
    It is shown that the dominant process for the reduction of birefringence in a spun fibre is the averaging of the local fibre anisotropy by the rapid procession of the axes of asymmetry along the fibre. No significant change in cross-sectional geometry occurs.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; optical fibres; anisotropy; birefringence; spun single-mode fibres;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19820138
  • Filename
    4246316