Abstract
Polarization preserving fibers are actually the fibers with reasonably strong birefringence, so that each of x-or y-input polarizations follows adiabatically the local birefringence axes. The phase difference between the field Ex and Ey is 0 for +45° polarization, is Jt/2 for right circular polarization, etc. This phase walks uncontrollably with time and is generally wavelength-dependent in polarization preserving fibers.
© 2001 Optical Society of America
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