Polarisation holding in coiled high-birefringence fibres

29 September 1983

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 19 (20) , 850-851
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19830578

Abstract

The polarisation holding ability of high birefringence fibres wound into small coils is investigated. For coil diameters below 3 cm–4 cm, the polarisation holding degrades very quickly with decreasing diameter. The crosscoupling is thought to be due to microbending effects.

Keywords

MICROBENDING EFFECTS
CROSSCOUPLING
OPTICAL FIBRES
COILED HIGH-BIREFRINGENCE FIBRES
COIL DIAMETERS
POLARISATION HOLDING

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