Wide spectral range measurement of modal birefringence in polarization-maintaining fibres

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Hlubina, P ^a   Ciprian, D ^a   Kadulov, M ^a  

^a VSB TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Birefringence dispersion; Birefringent fibre; Fibre characterization; Spectral interferometry

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; FIBERS; INFRARED DEVICES; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERS; POLARIZATION;

BIREFRINGENT FIBRES; EQUALIZATION WAVELENGTH; FIBRE-OPTIC SPECTROMETER; GROUP AND PHASE MODAL BIREFRINGENCE; GROUP MODAL BIREFRINGENCE; PATH LENGTH DIFFERENCE; SPECTRAL INTERFEROMETRIC; SPECTRAL INTERFEROMETRY;

POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING FIBER;

EID: 63749107841     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/20/2/025301     Document Type: Article

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