Effects of temperature on the performance of twisted optic fiber loop

XU Ling; YAO Shou-quan

The effects of temperature on the performance of the twisted fiber loop are analyzed both theoretically and experimentally.The results reveal that there exists something like a pair of weak principal axes in the fiber,whose location may drift because of temperature change.It is found in the experiment that this drift may be significant when linear polarized light is used.The experiment also shows that SOP is little deteriorated when circular polarized light is used in a twisted fiber loop.

1. Institute of Optic Fiber, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, China

Received Date: 2003-12-18

Accepted Date: 2004-06-08

Available Online: 2005-01-25

Abstract: The effects of temperature on the performance of the twisted fiber loop are analyzed both theoretically and experimentally.The results reveal that there exists something like a pair of weak principal axes in the fiber,whose location may drift because of temperature change.It is found in the experiment that this drift may be significant when linear polarized light is used.The experiment also shows that SOP is little deteriorated when circular polarized light is used in a twisted fiber loop.

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