A device for on-line measurements of fiber birefringence is described.
The system consists of a double beam detection method coupled to an i
nterference fringe device, allowing a quasi-simultaneous measurement o
f the diameter. A sensitive determination of birefringence is possible
using this method. An example is given of an application to a fiber s
pun from a solution of cellulose in aqueous N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide
.