Polarization dependence of bend loss for a standard singlemode fiber

Qian Wang, Ginu Rajan, Pengfei Wang, Gerald Farrell

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    Abstract

    Polarization dependence of bend loss caused by the polymer coating layer for a standard singlemode fiber (SMF28) is investigated theoretically and experimentally. Bend loss for SMF28 for both the TE and TM mode is calculated separately. Normalized polarization dependent loss is proposed for the characterization of the polarization sensitivity of bend loss for different bend radii. Corresponding experimental tests are presented, which agree with the theoretical results. Both the theoretical and experimental results show that the polymer coating layer has a significant influence on the polarization dependence of bend loss.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)4909-4920
    Number of pages12
    JournalOptics Express
    Volume15
    Issue number8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 16 Apr 2007

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