Acousto-optical modulation method for measuring the beat length of a linearly birefringent optical fiber

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1029-1031
Journal / PublicationOptics Letters
Volume14
Issue number18
Publication statusPublished - 15 Sept 1989
Externally publishedYes

Abstract

A simple, accurate, and nondestructive method based on acousto-optical modulation of the polarization and the optical frequency in a linearly birefringent fiber is proposed for measuring the beat length of the fiber. Short beat lengths can be measured by this method with an accuracy of the order of 1%. This method can also be used to identify the local polarization axes of the fiber. © 1989 Optical Society of America.