Angular Momentum Dependence of the Twist-Induced Effect in Few-Mode Fibres

Conference: ECOC 2016 - 42nd European Conference on Optical Communication
09/18/2016 - 09/22/2016 at Düsseldorf, Deutschland

Proceedings: ECOC 2016

Pages: 3Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Martelli, Paolo; Fasiello, Annalaura; Soccali, Oriana; Boffi, Pierpaolo; Martinelli, Mario (Politecnico di Milano, Dipartimento di Elettronica Informazione e Bioingegneria, PoliCom Lab, Via G. Ponzio 34/5, 20133 Milano, Italy)

Abstract:
The twist-induced effect on fibre modes has been recognized as a phase shift depending on the total angular momentum. The amount of this phase shift has been measured through an interference experiment in a few-mode fibre, confirming the theoretical predictions.