Open AccessEffects of bending on the performance of hole-assisted single polarization fibers
Author(s) -
Xin Chen,
Mingjun Li,
Joohyun Koh,
A. Artuso,
Daniel A. Nolan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.15.010629
Subject(s) - bending , materials science , optics , perfectly matched layer , polarization (electrochemistry) , finite element method , single mode optical fiber , wavelength , optical fiber , structural engineering , composite material , optoelectronics , physics , engineering , chemistry
We study the effects of bending on single polarization fiber performance through the use of finite element method in conjunction with the perfectly matched layer (PML) in cylindrical geometry. The cylindrical PML used in this paper allows us to calculate the loss associated with each polarization mode at a given wavelength, specified bending diameter, and specific orientation. We identified a series of bending characteristics of the single polarization fiber by choosing different bending diameters and different orientations. We also conducted experiments to study some aspects of the bending. Good qualitative agreement between numerical and experimental results is found, which helps to understand fiber deployment conditions and can potentially facilitate new design efforts.