Abstract

Axial-strain-induced birefringence between orthogonal polarizations of the same spatial mode in an optical fiber is derived by using a vector analysis of the wave equation. It is found that heretofore puzzling experimental observations can be theoretically explained when the small but finite z fields of the modes are taken into account.

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Predicting the polarization dependence of two-mode fiber interferometers from the far-field intensity patterns

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