Birefringence in elliptically deformed optical fibres

27 September 1979

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

Vol. 15 (20) , 615-616
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19790439

Abstract

The phase difference between the two polarisation states of the fundamental mode on a slightly elliptical, weakly guiding fibre is derived using both an exact analysis and perturbation theory. Deficiences in some earlier calculations are also discussed.

Keywords

POLARISATION STATES
PERTURBATION THEORY
OPTICAL FIBRES
BIREFRINGENCE
PHASE DIFFERENCE

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