Circular and elliptical birefringence in spun microstructured optical fibres.
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.
Argyros
Alexander
A
Institute of Photonics and Optical Science (IPOS), School of Physics, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. a.argyros@usyd.edu.au
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Jarryd
J
Ladouceur
François
F
Poladian
Leon
L