title: Circular and elliptical birefringence in spun microstructured optical fibres.
abstract: We investigate circular birefringence induced by spinning microstructured optical fibres during their fabrication to produce helical-shaped holes. Designs with an offset core which results in a helical path for the light and exhibit only circular birefringence and designs with a linearly birefringent core that result in elliptical birefringence are both investigated.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS), School of Physics, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. a.argyros@usyd.edu.au
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Argyros
authors.forename: Jarryd
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pla
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ladouceur
authors.forename: Leon
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Poladian