Polarization Retaining Single-Mode Fiber With Improved Coil Performance
- 3 January 1986
- proceedings article
- Published by SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
- Vol. 0566, 381-387
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949817
Abstract
High birefringence, polarization retaining single-mode optical waveguides have been developed for applications requiring stable performance when the fiber is coiled. Recent designs employing high-expansion aluminum-doped stress rods have demonstrated polarization holding parameters better than 6.0 x 10-6m-1 with little degradation of h-parameter or attenuation down to 2 cm diameter coil configurations.Keywords
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