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Applied Optics

APPLICATIONS-CENTERED RESEARCH IN OPTICS

  • Editor: Joseph N. Mait
  • Vol. 51, Iss. 15 — May. 20, 2012
  • pp: 3104–3108

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Birefringence analysis of segmented cladding fiber

Ajeet Kumar, Vipul Rastogi, Arti Agrawal, and B. M. A. Rahman  »View Author Affiliations


Applied Optics, Vol. 51, Issue 15, pp. 3104-3108 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.51.003104


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Abstract

We present a full-vectorial modal analysis of a segmented cladding fiber (SCF). The analysis is based on the H-field vectorial finite element method (VFEM) employing polar mesh geometry. Using this method, we have analyzed the circular SCF and the elliptical SCF. We have found that the birefringence of the circular SCF is very small (1.0×10−8). Birefringence of a highly elliptical SCF can be altered to some extent by the number of segments and duty cycle of segmentation in the segmented cladding. However, the change is not profound. The analysis shows that the circular SCF possesses low birefringence and that the segmented cladding does not add any significant birefringence in an elliptical fiber. This result strongly indicates that small deviations in the segmented cladding parameters arising from fabrication process do not significantly affect the birefringence of the fiber.

© 2012 Optical Society of America

OCIS Codes
(060.2280) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber design and fabrication
(060.2420) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fibers, polarization-maintaining
(230.5440) Optical devices : Polarization-selective devices
(060.4005) Fiber optics and optical communications : Microstructured fibers

ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

History
Original Manuscript: January 10, 2012
Revised Manuscript: March 29, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: March 30, 2012
Published: May 18, 2012

Citation
Ajeet Kumar, Vipul Rastogi, Arti Agrawal, and B. M. A. Rahman, "Birefringence analysis of segmented cladding fiber," Appl. Opt. 51, 3104-3108 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-51-15-3104

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