Abstract

The stretch-dependent extinction ratio for a birefringent single-mode fiber is examined. This ratio exhibits a quasi-periodic change as the fiber is axially stretched. This effect can be explained as the power transfer from a linearly polarized guided HE₁₁, mode to an orthogonally polarized HE₁₁ that is due to mode coupling.

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