Birefringence in anisotropic optical fibres studied by polarised light Brillouin reflectometry

Journal Article · Sat Jan 31 04:00:00 EST 2015 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2015V045N01ABEH015634· OSTI ID:22395796

Smirnov, A S; Burdin, V V; Konstantinov, Yu A; Petukhov, A S; Drozdov, I R; Kuz'minykh, Ya S; Besprozvannykh, V G ^[1]

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1. Perm National Research Polytechnic University (PNRPU), Perm (Russian Federation)

Modal birefringence (the difference between the effective refractive indices of orthogonal polarisation modes) is one of the key parameters of anisotropic single-mode fibres, characterising their ability to preserve a linearly polarised state of input light. This parameter is commonly measured using short pieces of fibre, but such procedures are destructive and allow the birefringence to be determined only at the ends of long fibres. In this study, polarised light Brillouin reflectometry is used to assess birefringence uniformity throughout the length of an anisotropic fibre. (optical fibres)

• OSTI ID: 22395796
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 45; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANISOTROPY
BIREFRINGENCE
OPTICAL FIBERS
POLARIZATION
REFRACTIVE INDEX
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