Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, Volume. 19, Issue 1, 2022014(2023)

Comments about birefringence dispersion, with group and phase birefringence measurements in polarization-maintaining fibers

Thomas Villedieu1... Laurent Lablonde1, Hugo Boiron2,3, Adrien Steib1, Gilles Mélin1, Thierry Robin1, Benoît Cadier1, Maxime Rattier2 and Hervé C. Lefèvre2,* |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1iXblue Photonics, Rue Paul Sabatier, 22300 Lannion, France
  • 2iXblue, 34 Rue de la Croix de Fer, 78100 Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
  • 3Laboratoire Hubert Curien, UJM-CNRS-IOGS, 18 Rue Professeur Benoît Lauras, 42000 Saint-Etienne, France
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    Thomas Villedieu, Laurent Lablonde, Hugo Boiron, Adrien Steib, Gilles Mélin, Thierry Robin, Benoît Cadier, Maxime Rattier, Hervé C. Lefèvre. Comments about birefringence dispersion, with group and phase birefringence measurements in polarization-maintaining fibers[J]. Journal of the European Optical Society-Rapid Publications, 2023, 19(1): 2022014

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Sep. 27, 2022

    Accepted: Nov. 27, 2022

    Published Online: Aug. 31, 2023

    The Author Email: Lefèvre Hervé C. (herve.lefevre@ixblue.com)

    DOI:10.1051/jeos/2022014

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