title: True single-polarization design for bow-tie optical fibers.
abstract: Based on a stress analysis of bow-tie optical fibers, a mechanism for true single-mode single-polarization operation of bow-tie optical fibers is presented. The y-polarized mode can have a loss of the order of 10 dB/m, while the x-polarized mode remains well confined and without loss.
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Rühl
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wong