title: Polarization-dependent chromatic dispersion in birefringent optical fibers.
abstract: Chromatic dispersion of two orthogonal polarization modes has been investigated for various kinds of PANDA fibers. In high-birefringence fiber with modal birefringence B = 7.9 x 10(-4), the zero-dispersion wavelength for the x-polarization mode (lambda(0x) = 1.307 microm) was 6 nm shorter than that for the y-polarization mode (lambda(0y) = 1.313 microm). Chromatic dispersion of the fiber at 1.55-microm wavelength was sigma(x) = 18.3 psec/km-nm and sigma(y) = 16.1 psec/km-nm for the x- and y-polarization modes, respectively.
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authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hosaka