Electronics Letters · 1979 · 77 citations · 5 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceOptical MaterialsElectro-optic MaterialsFiber Optic MaterialsFiber OpticsFiber PropertiesOptical FibersPolarization OpticsBirefringenceFiber Polarization EffectsPolarization Mode DispersionSingle-mode FibersSingle-mode Optical FibersStress-optic Effects In Fibers
An investigation of the relative effects of core ellipticity and stress-induced birefringence on fibre polarisation properties is described. It is found that a reduction in core stress levels is necessary to obtain low-birefringence fibres. A fibre having a retardation of only 2.6°/m is reported.
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C. D. Butter, G. B. Hocker · Applied Optics · 1978 · 477 citations
Polarization Effects in Short Length, Single Mode Fibers
V. Ramaswamy, R. D. Standley, D.K. Sze et al. · Bell System Technical Journal · 1978 · 64 citations
Ring interferometer 950 m long
V. Vali, R. W. Shorthill · Applied Optics · 1977 · 35 citations