• DocumentCode
    989749
  • Title

    Ultimate limit of polarisation holding in single-mode fibres

  • Author

    Brinkmeyer, Ernst ; Eickhoff, W.

  • Author_Institution
    Technische Universitÿt Hamburg-Harburg, Hamburg, West Germany
  • Volume
    19
  • Issue
    23
  • fYear
    1983
  • Firstpage
    996
  • Lastpage
    997
  • Abstract
    It is shown that anisotropic Rayleigh scattering limits the polarisation-holding capability of single-mode fibres. This effect yields coupling to the crosspolarised mode of ¿40 to ¿50 dB over 1 km of fibre length.
  • Keywords
    Rayleigh scattering; light polarisation; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; anisotropic Rayleigh scattering; crosspolarised mode; crosspolarised mode coupling; optical fibres; polarisation holding; single-mode fibres;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19830676
  • Filename
    4248222
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=989749