Characterization of birefringence dispersion in polarization-maintaining fibers by use of white-light interferometry

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 4073-4080

  Tang, Feng ^a   Wang, Xiang Zhao ^a   Zhang, Yimo ^b   Jing, Wencai ^b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

^b TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; INTERFEROMETRY; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; POLARIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BIREFRINGENCE DISPERSION; INTERFEROGRAMS; POLARIZED MODES;

BIREFRINGENCE;

EID: 34548241308     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.004073     Document Type: Conference Paper

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