DocumentCode
982131
Title
Fabrication of polarisation-maintaining fibres using gas-phase etching
Author
Birch, R.D. ; Payne, David N. ; Varnham, M.P.
Author_Institution
University of Southampton, Department of Electronics, Southampton, UK
Volume
18
Issue
24
fYear
1982
Firstpage
1036
Lastpage
1038
Abstract
A new fabrication technique for the production of high-birefringence fibres is described. The process is shown to produce fibres with a cross-sectional geometry which is close to the optimum predicted by stress analysis. As a result, fibres with extremely short beat lengths (0.55 mm at a wavelength of 633 nm) have been produced.
Keywords
etching; light polarisation; optical fibres; optical workshop techniques; birefringence; fabrication technique; gas-phase etching; polarisation-maintaining fibres; stress analysis;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19820709
Filename
4247064
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