title: Bending-induced birefringence in single-mode fibers.
abstract: In a bent optical fiber, lateral internal stress induces a birefringence, betab. At lambda = 0.633 microm in a silica fiber, betab = 7.7 X 10(7) r2 /R2 deg/m, where r is the fiber radius and R is the bending radius.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, 7000 Stuttgart 80, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ulrich
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Rashleigh
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Eickhoff