Measurement of twist-induced circular birefringence distribution in optical fibers

Hui Dong; Ping Shum; Yandong Gong; Chongqing Wu

doi:10.1117/12.574301

10 January 2005 Measurement of twist-induced circular birefringence distribution in optical fibers

Hui Dong, Ping Shum, Yandong Gong, Chongqing Wu

Proceedings Volume 5623, Passive Components and Fiber-based Devices; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.574301
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2004, Beijing, China

Abstract

We investigated the first- and second-order round-trip local birefringence vectors (which are the round-trip local birefringence vector and its derivative, respectively) obtained by using P-OTDR technique in optical fibers. We found the twist-induced circular birefringence can be expressed with the modulus of the two vectors and the derivative of the modulus of the first-order vector. Based on this theory, twist-induced circular birefringence distribution along the fiber can be measured. We also proposed a simple way to measure the round-trip local birefringence vectors

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Hui Dong, Ping Shum, Yandong Gong, and Chongqing Wu "Measurement of twist-induced circular birefringence distribution in optical fibers", Proc. SPIE 5623, Passive Components and Fiber-based Devices, (10 January 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.574301

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