The Onsager relations and birefringence in optical fibers

When there is no helicity, then the Onsager relations are inherited by the waveguide, and the birefringence must be linear. By contrast, fiber twisting can transform the intrinsic linear birefringence into an extrinsic birefringence that is elliptical.

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Published inIEEE Photonics Society Summer Topicals 2010 pp. 26 - 27
Main Author Menyuk, C R
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.07.2010
Subjects
Fiber nonlinear optics
Mathematical model
Optical fibers
Optical polarization
Optical refraction
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Summary:When there is no helicity, then the Onsager relations are inherited by the waveguide, and the birefringence must be linear. By contrast, fiber twisting can transform the intrinsic linear birefringence into an extrinsic birefringence that is elliptical.
ISBN:142443730X
9781424437306
ISSN:1099-4742
2376-8614
DOI:10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553722