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The parameters that determine the polarization-maintaining ability and the polarization-dispersion of a birefringent fiber are discussed in a tutorial fashion. Based on promising theoretical and experimental results, I conclude that fibers with adequate polarization-maintaining properties for sophisticated heterodyne and homodyne applications are physically realizable. It is also concluded that polarization-dispersion in nominally circular single-mode fibers is not likely to be a limitation for next-generation systems.
Based on talks given at Int. Conf. on Fiberoptic Rotation Sensors, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 1981 and NATO Advanced Study Institute, Cargese, Corsica July 1982.
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Kaminow, I.P. (1982). Polarization-Maintaining Fibers. In: Ezekiel, S., Arditty, H.J. (eds) Fiber-Optic Rotation Sensors and Related Technologies. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 32. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39490-7_18
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