Measurement of birefringence dispersion in polarization-maintaining fibers by white-light spectral interferometric techniques

P. Hlubina; D. Cyprian; M. Kadulová

doi:10.1117/12.822402

20 November 2008 Measurement of birefringence dispersion in polarization-maintaining fibers by white-light spectral interferometric techniques

P. Hlubina, D. Cyprian, M. Kadulová

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Proceedings Volume 7141, 16th Polish-Slovak-Czech Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics; 71411L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.822402
Event: 16th Polish-Slovak-Czech Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics, 2008, Polanica Zdroj, Poland

Abstract

We present two different white-light spectral interferometric techniques to measure birefringence dispersion in two different elliptical-core polarization-maintaining fibers (PMFs). The first method is based on application of a lateral point-like force on a fiber under test and resolution of the spectral interference fringes and is used for measuring the wavelength dependence of the phase modal birefringence. The second method employs a Michelson interferometer that compensates the differential group optical path difference in the tandem PMF and is used for measuring the wavelength dependence of the group modal birefringence. The second method is also utilized for determining the sign of the group modal birefringence.

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P. Hlubina, D. Cyprian, and M. Kadulová "Measurement of birefringence dispersion in polarization-maintaining fibers by white-light spectral interferometric techniques", Proc. SPIE 7141, 16th Polish-Slovak-Czech Optical Conference on Wave and Quantum Aspects of Contemporary Optics, 71411L (20 November 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.822402

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