Nonlinear propagation in birefringent fibers

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1987-04-26

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Menyuk, Curtis R. “Nonlinear Propagation in Birefringent Fibers.” International Quantum Electronics Conference (1987), Paper THGG28, April 26, 1987, THGG28. https://opg.optica.org/abstract.cfm?uri=IQEC-1987-THGG28

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UMBC Optical Fiber Communications Laboratory
Dispersion
Optical fibers
Pulse propagation
Single mode fibers
Birefringence
Polarization

Abstract

It is well known that single-mode optical fibers are actually bimodal because of birefringence1 and that this birefringence can be a serious problem in communication technology. The problem is often avoided by using fibers whose birefringence is so high that it is possible to inject waves with a fixed polarization; however, the doping process by which these special fibers are created leads to higher losses than are present in the best low-loss fibers.