Optical fiber modal birefringence measurement based on Lyot-Sagnac interferometer
- 29 January 2003
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 15 (2), 269-271
- https://doi.org/10.1109/lpt.2002.806892
Abstract
We propose and demonstrate a simple and accurate optical fiber modal birefringence measurement technique based on a two-segment Lyot-Sagnac fiber interferometer. We have conducted accurate measurements for several low birefringence fibers and the results are consistent with published data. This measurement method is allowed in the birefringence-length product ranging from 10/sup -3/ to 10/sup -6/ m within the resolution of the optical spectrum analyzer used.Keywords
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