BIREFRINGENCE WRITING AND ERASING IN ULTRA-LOW-BIREFRINGENCE FIBERS BY POLARIZED ULTRAVIOLET SIDE-EXPOSURE - ORIGIN AND APPLICATIONS

Authors
MEYER T NICATI PA ROBERT PA VARELAS D LIMBERGER HG SALATHE RP
Citation
T. Meyer et al., BIREFRINGENCE WRITING AND ERASING IN ULTRA-LOW-BIREFRINGENCE FIBERS BY POLARIZED ULTRAVIOLET SIDE-EXPOSURE - ORIGIN AND APPLICATIONS, Optical review, 4(1A), 1997, pp. 53-55
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optical review → ACNP
ISSN journal
13406000
Volume
4
Issue
1A
Year of publication
1997
Pages
53 - 55
Database
ISI
SICI code
1340-6000(1997)4:1A<53:BWAEIU>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
This paper presents a new method for writing and erasing a birefringen ce in optical fibers by polarized ultra violet side-exposure. This exp eriment gives new insight into the origin of the induced birefringence and some applications are outlined.