Interference between two orthogonally polarized modes traversing a highly birefringent air-silica microstructure fiber

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1244-1252

  Shibata, Nori ^a   Nakazono, Akimichi ^a   Inoue, Yoshinori ^a  

^a Optowave Laboratory Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air silica microstructure fiber; Birefringence; Degree of coherence; Fiber optic sensor; Interferometer fiber optic gyro; Polarization maintaining fiber; Visibility

Indexed keywords

AIR; BIREFRINGENCE; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LUMINESCENT DEVICES; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOTODIODES; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; SILICA; VISIBILITY;

AIR-SILICA MICROSTRUCTURE FIBER; DEGREE OF COHERENCE; FIBER OPTIC GYRO; INTERFERENCE SIGNAL SENSITIVITY; ORTHOGONALLY POLARIZED MODES; POLARIZATION MAINTAINING FIBER;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 18144413582     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2005.843522     Document Type: Article

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