Vol. 34, Issue 4, pp. 541-549

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Vol. 34 Issue 4 pp. 541-549

Polarization mode dispersion in birefringent microstructured fibers

Tomasz R. Wolinski, Piotr Lesiak, Katarzyna Szaniawska, Andrzej W. Domanski, Jan Wojcik

Keywords

polarization mode dispersion, birefringent fibers, microstructured fibers

Abstract

The possibility of compensation of polarization mode dispersion (PMD) by using highly birefringent (HB) fibers was proposed a few years ago. In this paper, we present our results of measurement of PMD value in a new type of birefringent microstructred fibers: photonic crystal fibers (PCF). Their low temperature sensitivity and simultaneously high longitudinal strain sensitivity make them possible to be used as PMD compensation components.

Vol. 34
Issue 4
pp. 541-549

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